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Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական սոխակ |
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See Plate 44 for Thrush Nightingale and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 16.5 cm, Wing Span:24-26.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 237. |
| Adult: | Dark gray-brown upperparts; white below with gray mottling on breast and flanks. Red-brown tail. |
| Juvenile: | Browner below; densely spotted. |
| Similar Species: | Common Nightingale. |
| Behavior: | Shy and secretive; forages in dense vegetation. Loud song is given both day and night. |
| Habitat: | Forests, orchards, river gorges, moist thickets. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of leaves and grass on ground. |
| Eggs: | 22 mm, 4-5, olive-green, reddish spots. |
