Male

Female

Young

Resident Nester; Territory: 4000m²-3ha;
Length: 14cm; Wingspan: 22.5-25.5cm; Weight: Male 15.5-22.1g, Female 14-22g;
3-18 Eggs: April - June (12-15 Days); Young: May - July (16-22 Days);
Moult: June - September

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Around Buildings
Nest:	Existing Tree Cavity	Existing Dead Wood Cavity
Principal Food:	Coleoptera	Hemiptera	Lepidoptera	Hymenoptera
	Diptera Larvae	Araneae	Gastropoda	Oxalis acetosella
	Violaceae	Fagaceae	Corylus avellana
Parasites:	Protocalliphora azurea Larva
Predators:	Aegolius funereus	Strix aluco	Dendrocopos major

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