Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos
Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

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Red-brown camouflaged, lighter coloured throat and belly, the tail and rump are a darker brown. A slim beak and large black eyes with a beige edge. 

Very inconspicuous bird with a striking song especially at night when other birds are silent. Daytime active looking for food on the ground like insects, worms and berries.

⇔ l. 15-17 cm

Migratory bird breeding in Europe and wintering in central Africa.
The national bird of Iran.

LA:
≈ The LUSCINIA LUSCINIA (Thrush nightingale) which lives further northeast in Europe. See photo LA.

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