Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Accipitridae)

Resident Nester; Territory: 3000-5000ha
Length: 48-62cm; Wingspan: 135-165cm; Weight: Male 517-1170g, Female 820-2054g;
3-4 Eggs: April - May (35-38 Days); Young: May - July (35-42 Days);
Migration: March - April, September - November;
Moult: July - September

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest
Nest:
(10 - 20 m)

Picea abies
Principal Food:
Columbidae

Garrulus glandarius

Sciurus vulgaris

Picidae

Turdidae

Loxia curvirostra


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