Saxicola rubicola [torquata] (Family Saxicolidae)


Male

Female

Migratory Nester; Territory: 8000m²-4ha
4-6 Eggs: April - July (13-14 Days); Young: April - July (12-16 Days)
Migration: February - March (Earliest: 5.3), August - October (Latest: 10.11)
Moult: August

Habitat:
Meadows

Young Spruce Forest
Nest:
(0 - 0.3 m)

Calluna vulgaris

Cytisus scoparius

Pteridium aquilinum

Poaceae
Principal Food:
Coleoptera

Diptera

Lepidoptera

Hymenoptera

Hemiptera

Arachnida

Lumbricidae
Predators: Falco columbarius


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