Muscicapa striata (Pallas 1764) (Family Muscicapidae)


Young

Adult Feeding Young

Migratory Nester; Territory: 2400m²-1ha;
Length: 14.5cm; Wingspan: 23-25.5cm; Weight: 8.1-19.3g;
4-6 Eggs: May - July (12-14 Days); Young: June - August (12-16 Days);
Migration: April - May (Earliest: 1.5), August - October (Latest: 13.9);
Moult: December - February, July - September

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Beech Forest
Nest:
(0 - 10 m)

Against Tree Trunk
Principal Food:
Diptera

Hymenoptera

Hemiptera


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