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Luscinia megarhynchos

Description

The common nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7660710https://www.gbif.org/species/7660710
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)369341https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=369341
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Muscicapidae : Luscinia : Luscinia megarhynchos
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Muscicapidae : Luscinia : Luscinia megarhynchos
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
-PicoclamatoresLivezey and Zusi 2007
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyMuscicapidaeFleming 1822
genusLusciniaForster 1817
speciesLuscinia megarhynchosC.L.Brehm 1831
Generic NameLuscinia
Common Namecommon nightingale
Scientific NameLuscinia megarhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1831
Name Published InHandb. Naturgesch. Vog. Deutschl. p. 356
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Luscinia megarhynchosspeciesbelongs to Lusciniastated with evidenceBrehm, 1831
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Muscicapidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietinsectivore (based on Muscicapidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Common Name(s) Common Nightingale, Nachtigall, Nachtegaal, Nightingale, Common Nightingale, Rossignol Philomèle, Rossinyol, Rousinol Común, Ruiseñor Común, Urretxindorra, Sydlig Nattergal, Nightingale, Sørnattergal, Usignolo, Etelänsatakieli, Fülemüle, Lõunaööbik, Rietumu Lakstīgala, Rossinyol Comú, Rouxinol, Slavec, Slavík Obecný, Slávik Obyčajný, Sydnäktergal, Słowik Rdzawy, Vakarinė Lakštingala, Южный соловей, サヨナキドリ, 新疆歌鴝, 新疆歌鸲, Næturgali, Su?urnáttargali, Sørlig Nattergal
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luscinia_megarhynchos

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Luscinia megarhynchos africana
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Luscinia megarhynchos golzii
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Luscinia megarhynchos hafizi
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Luscinia megarhynchos luscinioides
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Luscinia megarhynchos corsa Parrot, 1910GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Muscicapidae : Luscinia : Luscinia megarhynchos corsa
Erithacus megarhynchos (Brehm)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Muscicapidae : Luscinia : Erithacus megarhynchos

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1831Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm
2017Luscinia megarhynchos Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
BERNIS, F. (1988) Aves del medio urbano en las Mesetas castellanas. En Bernis F. (edit.): Aves de los medios urbano y agrícola en las mesetas españolas, pp. 27-171. SEO. Madrid...BUENO, J. (1990) Migración e invernada de pequeños túrdidos en la P. Ibérica. I. Pechiazul Luscinia svecica y Ruiseñor común Luscinia megarhynchos. Ardeola, 37: 67-73...COSTA, L. (1990) Composición de la comunidad de aven en pinares del P.N. de Doñana. Doñana Acta Vertebrata, 11: 151-183...DE JUANA, E. (1980) Atlas ornitológico de La Rioja. Instº de Estudios Riojanos. Logroño...GARNICA, R. & F.J. PURROY (1990) Comunidades de aves reproductoras en bosques ibéricos de Quercus sp. Testudo, 1: 81-90...POTTI, J. (1985) La sucesión de aves del Macizo de Ayllón. Ardeola, 32: 253-277...PRODON, R. et al (1984) L´impact du feu sur la végetation, les oiseaux et les micromammiferes dans diverses formations méditerranées des Pyrénées orientales: prémiers résultats. Terre et Vie, 39: 129-158...SÁNCHEZ, A. (1991) Estructura y estacionalidad de las comunidades de aves de la Sierra de Gredos. Ardeola, 38: 207-231...TELLERÍA, J.L. et al (1988) Avifauna de los campos de cereales del interior de España. En Bernis F. (edit.): Aves de los medios urbano y agrícola en las mesetas españolas, pp. 173-319. SEO. Madrid. - via Inventario Nacional Biodiversidad – Especies amenazadas (España)
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
(2012) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2012.01.01 - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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