Species group · Birds
Nightingales
WAnimals has 3 species of nightingale, spread across 2 families (Cettiidae, Muscicapidae).
- 3 species
- 2 families
- 62 countries
- 178 parks
- Weight
- 12 g – 24 g
- Length
- 13 cm – 16.5 cm
- Lifespan
- 2 – 8 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of nightingales on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 62 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is heard far more than seen: it sings in explosive bursts from deep cover.
From Cetti's Warbler
Its eggs are an intense brick red, a colour that is very unusual among European birds.
From Cetti's Warbler
The nest is built by the male, but the female incubates and raises the chicks practically alone.
From Cetti's Warbler
Its decline in the United Kingdom has been linked to browsing by introduced deer, which thins the understorey it depends on for nesting.
From Common Nightingale
It eats insects and their larvae and spiders, with berries in autumn.
From Common Nightingale
It winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
From Common Nightingale
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 Siberian blue robin.
From Japanese Robin
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.
From Japanese Robin