Motacilla alba Linnaeus 1758 (Family Motacillidae)


Adult

Young

Migratory Nester, Territory: 3-50ha
5-6 Eggs: April - May (11-16 Days); Young: May - June (11-16 Days)
Migration: February - April (Earliest: 24.2), September - November (Latest: 9.11)
Moult: July - October, January - March

Habitat:
Meadows

Wet Meadows

Temporary Pools
Nest:
Hole in Building
Nest Parasite:
Cuculus canorus
Principal Food:
Diptera


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