Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Corvidae)

Resident Nester; Territory: 5-15ha;
Length: 22-33cm; Wingspan: 52-58cm; Weight: Male 117-197g, Female 110-184g;
3-4 Eggs: April (18 Days); Young: May (24-25 Days);
Moult: June - August

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Hedge Rows
Nest:
(3 - 7 m)

Picea abies
Principal Food:
Corylus avellana

Prunus

Hymenoptera

Coleoptera

Lumbricidae


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