Editing Thrush nightingale (section)

==Description==
[[File:Luscinia luscinia -adult and juvenile -2008.jpg|right|thumb|A singing male above and a juvenile below]]
An adult thrush nightingale is about {{convert|16|cm}} long with a wingspan of approximately {{convert|18|cm}}. The head, nape and the whole of the upper parts of the thrush nightingale are dark brown with a slight olive tinge. The colour is much deeper than that of the nightingale and is not at all rufous. The upper [[Covert feather|tail-coverts]] are less olivaceous and the tail feathers are dark rufous-brown. The lores and ear-coverts are brownish-black and the chin and throat are pale buff or whitish, mottled with brown, and are paler in colour than the nightingale. The sides of the throat are spotted brown and the pale feathers of the breast have brown central bands giving the breast a mottled appearance. The under tail-coverts are buff, sometimes barred or marked with brown. The wing feathers and wing-coverts are dark brown and less rufous than the nightingale. The beak, legs and feet are brown and the irises are dark brown. The sexes are similar to each other in appearance and the juveniles are darker and more mottled. There is a single [[Moulting|moult]] in July and August at the end of the breeding season.<ref name=Witherby/>

===Voice===
[[File:Восточный соловей (Luscinia luscinia), Битцевский лес.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:Sonogram L luscinia L megarhynchos.png|thumb|The sonograms of [[Luscinia luscinia]] and  [[Luscinia megarhynchos]] singing help to distinguish these two species by voice definitely.]]

The male's {{audio|Luscinia luscinia.ogg|song}} is loud, with a range of whistles, trills and clicks and includes a flute-like "''pioo''" with a pure bell-like tone. It is sometimes interrupted by a rasping "''dserr''" sound and is rather solemn as compared to that of the nightingale. The song does not have that bird's loud whistling crescendo and is quite distinctive. It is also sometimes sung in the bird's winter quarters. The call-note "''whit''" resembles that of the nightingale but is higher pitched and more abrupt.<ref name=Witherby/>