Thrush Nightingale
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.
Summary from Wikipedia
In Türkiye
Passes through Türkiye on migration; it is rarely recorded in midwinter or midsummer.
Most records in April–May and August–September.
Provinces where it makes up the largest share of bird records.
Adjusted for how many birdwatchers are out each month; the busiest month = 100%.
2,489 records from Türkiye · #237 of 634 species by number of records. Source: GBIF.org (October 2026). All birds of Türkiye
At a glance
The northern cousin of the nightingale, with faint breast spotting and a harder, more booming song.
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