Nightingales

All 3 species of nightingales on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Conservation status

Where they live

Recorded in 62 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Where to see them

Did you know…?

• It is one of the three songsters of the Japanese forest, a traditional trio of songbirds that the country's culture regards as having the most beautiful song, together with the Japanese bush warbler and the blue-and-white flycatcher.

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• Its song begins with a high, drawn-out trill followed by a descending series, and the males sing from inside the understorey, hardly ever showing themselves.

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• The subspecies of the Izu Islands, south of Tokyo, is considered a threatened taxon in its own right, with a very small population isolated from the rest.

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• It is heard far more than seen: it sings in explosive bursts from deep cover.

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• Its eggs are an intense brick red, a colour that is very unusual among European birds.

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• The nest is built by the male, but the female incubates and raises the chicks practically alone.

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• Its decline in the United Kingdom has been linked to browsing by introduced deer, which thins the understorey it depends on for nesting.

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Ecosystems