Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin 1774) (Family Saxicolidae)


Male

Female

Young

Migratory Nester; Territory: 3500m²-7.5ha;
Length: 14.5cm; Wingspan: 23-26cm; Weight: Male 13-18g, Female 14-19g;
4-6 Eggs: May - June (13-17 Days); Young: May - July (12-19 Days);
Migration: March - April (Earliest: 10.3), September - November (Latest: 26.11);
Moult: August - September

Biotopes:
Meadows
Nest:
(1 - 4 m)

Hole in Building
Principal Food:
Coleoptera

Hymenoptera

Diptera

Rosaceae
Predator:
Accipiter nisus


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