Nightingale birds are the subject of many artistic works, including the John Keats poem “Ode to a Nightingale,” the Pyotr Tchaikovsky song “The Nightingale,” and the Igor Stravinsky composition “Song of the Nightingale.” The Latin narrative poem Metamorphoses by the writer Ovid featured a character transforming into one of these birds.Older adult males have a 53% larger range than younger adults, but it’s not entirely clear why this is. The common nightingale’s verbal repertoire consists of some 180 to 260 song variations.Nightingale birds are associated with night song, but in reality, only the unpaired males sing at night and then only in the breeding season.The name nightingale comes from the Old English term that’s been in use for some 1,400 years.But unless otherwise indicated, this article will refer mostly to the common nightingale bird, also known by the name of rufous nightingale. Nightingale can also refer to the closely related thrush nightingale, or the entire nightingale genus, or a few unrelated songbird species like the nightingale-thrush. The name nightingale tends to refer specifically to the common nightingale species of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Its rather ordinary appearance conceals a tremendous voice, which has been a favorite of birdwatchers for many centuries. The nightingale is a small songbird of the Old World.
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