Thrush Nightingale
Scientific Name: Luscinia lusciniaMaltese Name: Rozinjol Prim
Family: Chats and Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Occurence: Vagrant
Breeds in Malta: No
Overview:
The Thrush Nightingale, is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in forest in Europe and Asia. It nests low in dense bushes. It winters in Africa. The Thrush Nightingale is similar in size to the Common Nightingale. It is plain grey brown above and grey to white below. Its greyer tones and lack of the Nightingale's obvious red tail side patches are the clearest plumage differences from the Common Nightingale. The male's song is loud, with range of whistles, trills and clicks. It does not have the Nightingale's loud whistling crescendo.
Status:
Vagrant, only 8 records of this species. Latest record was at Chadwick Lakes in August 1988.
When to See:
Recorded mostly in August/September. 1 Record in June and 1 bird came in September and left in October.
Photographs:
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Thrush Nightingale, 29th September 1979, Ghadira Nature Reserve |
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