Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
The thrush nightingale, also known as the sprosser, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a migratory species breeding in forests in Europe and the Palearctic and overwintering in Africa. An insectivore, it nests near the ground in dense undergrowth. Its distribution is more northerly than the very closely related common nightingale, which it closely resembles in appearance. Hybrids between the two have occurred in areas where their ranges overlap.
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