As nouns the difference between nightingale and mockingbird
is that nightingale is a European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, of the family Muscicapidae while mockingbird is a long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
nightingale
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos , of the family Muscicapidae.
Synonyms
* philomel
See also
* thrush nightingale
mockingbird
Noun
(
en noun)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
Usage notes
* the family Mimidae (mimids]]) also includes thrashers, tremblers and the New World [[catbird, catbirds.