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Nightingales (gang)
The common nightingale is a songbird found in Eurasia. Nightingale may also refer to: Birds * Thrush nightingale, a songbird found in Eurasia * Red-billed leiothrix, a songbird of the Indian Subcontinent Literature * Nightingale (short story), "Nightingale" (short story), a short story by Alastair Reynolds, in the 2006 collection ''Galactic North'' * The Nightingale (fairy tale), "The Nightingale" (fairy tale), an 1843 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen * The Nightingale (Turnbull novel), ''The Nightingale'' (Turnbull novel), a novel by Agnes Sligh Turnbull * Nightingale the Robber, a character in Russian folklore * ''The Nightingale: A Conversation Poem'', a 1798 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge * ''The Nightingale'', a 1988 novel by Kara Dalkey * The Nightingale (journal), ''The Nightingale'' (journal), the first nursing journal published in 1886; see Nursing literature * The Nightingale (Pinkney book), ''The Nightingale'' (Pinkney book), a 2002 children's picture book by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Nightingale
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), 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. Etymology "Nightingale" is derived from "night" and the Old English ''galan'', "to sing". The genus name ''Luscinia'' is Latin for "nightingale" and ''megarhynchos'' is from Ancient Greek ''megas'', "great" and ''rhunkhos'' "bill". Subspecies *western nightingale (''L. m. megarhynchos'') - Western Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, wintering in tropical Africa *Caucasian nightingale (''L. m. africana'') - The Caucasus and eastern Turkey to southwestern Iran and Iraq, wintering in East Africa *eastern nightingale (''L. m. golzii'') - The Aral Sea to Mongolia, wintering in coastal East Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
