Common nightingale

| image = Luscinia megarhynchos - Common nightingale - Nachtegaal.jpg | image2 = XN Luscinia megarhynchos 012.ogg | image2_caption = Song | genus = Luscinia | species = megarhynchos | authority = Brehm, 1831 | range_map = LusciniaMegarhynchosIUCN.svg | range_map_caption = Range of ''L. megarhynchos'' | synonyms = ''Luscinia aedon'' Forster, 1817 }}

The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song. An Old World flycatcher, it belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats. Its range partly overlaps with that of the more northerly thrush nightingale (''Luscinia luscinia''), a closely related species with which hybrids have occurred. Provided by Wikipedia