Motacilla cinerea Tunstall 1771 (Family Motacillidae)


Male

Female

Young

Resident Nester; Territory: 9-25ha;
Length: 18-19cm; Wingspan: 25-27cm; Weight: Male 15-22g, Female 14-25g;
4-6 Eggs: April - May (11-14 Days); Young: May - June (13-14 Days);
Migration: March - April, September - October;
Moult: July - September, February - March

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows

Ponds

Temporary Pools

Streams
Nest:
(0 m)
Hole in Ground
Principal Food:
Ephemeroptera

Plecoptera

Trichoptera

Diptera


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