Photo: Vlaamse
Broedvogelatlas
| Greek Name: | aêdôn [German: Nachtigall] | |
| Description: | Simple brown plumage with white belly and reddish-brown tail. L 16.5 cm. | |
| Habitat: | In Central Europe in wet thickets, forests, and parks, in Southern Europe also in drier areas with low bushes. | |
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Behaviour:
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Shy, usually hidden in the thicket, more often heard than seen. | |
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| Sources: |
B. Bruun/ H. Delin/L. Svenson, Der Kosmos Vogelführer: Die Vögel Deutschlands und Europas, 10th ed. Stuttgart: Franck-Kosmos, 1993, p. 258. |
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