Nest Hole

Resident Nester; Territory: Colonial
Length: 32-34cm; Wingspan: 63-69cm; Weight: Male 242-365g, Female 242-355g;
2 Eggs: May - August (16-18 Days); Young: June - September (20-30 Days);
Migration: January - April, September - October;
Moult: July - September

Biotopes:	Meadows	Beech Forest
Nest:	Fagus sylvatica Old Dryocopus martius Cavity
Principal Food:	Chenopodiaceae	Fabaceae Leaves & Seeds	Silene	Polygonaceae
	Ranunculaceae Leaves & Seeds	Rubiaceae	Violaceae	Polygalaceae
	Papaveraceae	Veronica	Taraxacum campylodes	Poaceae
	Cyperaceae	Fagaceae	Vaccinium myrtillus
Predators:	Accipiter gentilis

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