Sylvia curruca (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Sylviidae)

Migratory Nester (5500 km); Territory: 700m²-1.8ha;
Length: 12.5-13.5cm; Wingspan: 16.5-20.5cm; Weight: Male 10-15g, Female 11-14g;
4-5 Eggs: May - July (10-14 Days); Young: June - July (10-13 Days);
Migration: April - May (Earliest: 7.4), August - September (Latest: 25.8);
Moult: February - March, July - August

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Spruce Forest
Nest:
(0 - 2.5 m)

Rubus fruticosus Brambles

Crataegus

Picea abies
Principal Food:
Lepidoptera

Diptera

Coleoptera

Hymenoptera


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