




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
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.





Kategorie
VögelSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
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!
Dunnocks can have complex breeding arrangements with multiple partners, which helps them raise more chicks successfully.
Its streaky brown and grey feathers provide excellent camouflage, allowing the Dunnock to disappear into hedges and bushes from predators.
Dunnocks have a streamlined body shape that helps them move quietly and efficiently through thick bushes and tangled plants to find food.
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.

Accipiter nisus
A key predator of small garden birds like the Dunnock.
Cuculus canorus
Lays its eggs in Dunnock nests for them to raise.
Lumbricus terrestris
Dunnocks forage on the ground for these and other invertebrates.
Crataegus monogyna
Provides dense cover for nesting and hiding from predators.
Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.
Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.
Singende Tiere erzeugen komplexe Lautäußerungen, oft um Partner anzulocken, ihr Revier zu verteidigen oder innerhalb ihrer Art zu kommunizieren.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.
Tagaktive Tiere sind hauptsächlich bei Tageslicht aktiv und ruhen oder schlafen in der Regel nachts.
Dieses Lebensraummerkmal weist auf Arten hin, die in städtischen und vorstädtischen Umgebungen mit Menschen zusammenleben können und von Menschen geschaffene Strukturen sowie Grünflächen nutzen.
Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and don't try to catch them.
13-14.5 cm
19-21 cm
0.019-0.021 kg
2-9 Jahre
35 km/h
Dunnocks are omnivores that enjoy both tiny insects and tasty seeds.
Urban areas
Foraging
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.