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Nightingale

The nightingale, its scientific name Luscinia megarhynchos, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

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It is a bird belonging to the Muscicapidae family and the Passeriformes order.

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He is recognizable by his completely brown back, his completely light gray belly and his red tail. Its beak is gray and yellow and its legs are yellow.

In the nightingale, it is impossible to recognize the female from the male.

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The Nightingale feeds mainly on insects and sometimes on berries.

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It lives mostly in forests, but sometimes in dense parks and gardens.

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It nests in pairs. It nests at the bottom of a shrub even sometimes on the ground. It lays about 3 to 5 eggs.

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It is a fairly talkative species, which sings mainly at night.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.

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