{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "nightingale",
  "name": "Nightingale",
  "scientificName": "Luscinia megarhynchos",
  "category": "Bird",
  "summary": "The nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is a plain brown chat famed for its powerful, varied nocturnal song in European and western Asian thickets. It winters in Africa, eats insects and spiders, weighs about 20 g, and is listed Least Concern, though UK breeding numbers have fallen sharply with scrub loss.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Aves",
    "order": "Passeriformes",
    "family": "Muscicapidae",
    "genus": "Luscinia"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.02,
    "lengthM": 0.16,
    "topSpeedKmh": 30,
    "lifespanYears": 5
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Luscinia megarhynchos"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Insectivore"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Scrub, woodland edge, and dense thickets"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Around 5 years in the wild (varies by population and captivity)."
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "About 0.02 kg typical adult mass (sex and region vary)."
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to roughly 30 km/h when moving at speed."
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Breeds in thickets across Europe and western Asia; winters in Africa.",
    "continents": [
      "Europe",
      "Asia",
      "Africa"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/nightingale/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/nightingale/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}