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Dunnock

Prunella modularis

The Dunnock is a small, brown bird that loves to hop around gardens and parks. It has a sweet song and often forages for insects and seeds on the ground.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Dunnock is a small, shy brown bird, often mistaken for a House Sparrow, but it has a sleek grey head and breast, with streaky brown plumage on its back and wings. Its slender bill and orange-brown legs further distinguish it.

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Dunnock

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Dunnock parents often feed cuckoo chicks even though they're huge!

Female dunnocks can lay up to three clutches of eggs in one year!

Their song is a surprisingly high-pitched, warbling trill.

They are also called 'Hedge Accentors' because they love hedges!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Love Triangle Master

Dunnocks can have complex breeding arrangements with multiple partners, which helps them raise more chicks successfully.

Fähigkeit

Hidden Helper

Its streaky brown and grey feathers provide excellent camouflage, allowing the Dunnock to disappear into hedges and bushes from predators.

Fähigkeit

Undergrowth Navigator

Dunnocks have a streamlined body shape that helps them move quietly and efficiently through thick bushes and tangled plants to find food.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-14.5 cm
Flügelspannweite
19-21 cm
Gewicht
0.019-0.021 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-9 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-6
Brutzeit
11-12 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Dunnocks are omnivores that enjoy both tiny insects and tasty seeds.

Altersunterschiede: Young chicks primarily eat insects, shifting to a broader omnivorous diet as adults.

Hauptnahrung

  • insects
  • spiders
  • beetles
  • seeds
  • berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A key predator of small garden birds like the Dunnock.

parasitizes

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Lays its eggs in Dunnock nests for them to raise.

eats

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Dunnocks forage on the ground for these and other invertebrates.

shelters

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Provides dense cover for nesting and hiding from predators.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Dunnock?

13-14.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Dunnock?

19-21 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Dunnock?

0.019-0.021 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Dunnock?

2-9 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Dunnock?

35 km/h

Was frisst Dunnock?

Dunnocks are omnivores that enjoy both tiny insects and tasty seeds.

Wo findet man Dunnock normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Dunnock?

Foraging

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