Amazing Nature

The national bird of Iran is a common nightingale. The word nightingale is derived from the night and “ingale”, an English word that means “song”. The species are found in every part of the world and are known for their melodious calls and chants at daytime as well as at night. They belong to class Aves of order Passeri formes and family of Muscicapidae and Genus Luscinia. Their binomial name is Luscinia megarhynchos, they are declared least concerned species for their 10% decrease in population every decade. Iran is a popular country for its nightingales, the Sheraz city has a whole population of nightingales and Rumi was the first of its admirers.