Luscinia megarhynchos

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:adultPlumage spotted and streaked
brown upperparts and pale underparts
gptkbp:artMovement featured in poetry and songs
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal singer
gptkbp:breedingSeason spring
Europe_and_parts_of_Asia
gptkbp:classification described_by_Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin_in_1789
gptkbp:clutchSize 3 to 6 eggs
gptkbp:colors brown and orange
gptkbp:commonName Nightingale
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
habitat protection
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of love and longing
gptkbp:diet insects
gptkbp:distribution Europe_and_Asia
gptkbp:eggColor blue-green
1.8 to 2.5 cm
gptkbp:family gptkb:Muscicapidae
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod 12 to 15 days
gptkbp:foragingBehavior ground forager
gptkbp:genus Luscinia
gptkbp:habitat woodlands
dense undergrowth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luscinia megarhynchos
gptkbp:iceClass sub-Saharan Africa
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 12 to 14 days
gptkbp:length 12.5 to 14.5 cm
gptkbp:matingSystem monogamous
gptkbp:migration migratory
long-distance migrator
gptkbp:musicStyle up to 10 seconds
frequent singer
gptkbp:nesting ground
grasses and leaves
gptkbp:order Passeriformes
gptkbp:predators cats
gptkbp:recordings recorded songs available online
gptkbp:relatedPatent Luscinia luscinia
gptkbp:researchInterest studied for song learning
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or in pairs
gptkbp:soundtrack melodious
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Luscinia_megarhynchos_megarhynchos
gptkb:Luscinia_megarhynchos_sibilans
Luscinia megarhynchos africana
gptkbp:territory defends territory during breeding season
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization whistles and trills
gptkbp:weight 15 to 25 g
gptkbp:wildlife popular among birdwatchers
gptkbp:wingspan 20 to 23 cm