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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

The European Stonechat is a small, colorful bird that loves to hop around in fields and bushes. It has a sweet, cheerful song and can often be seen perched on a tall stem, looking for insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The European Stonechat is a small, striking bird. Males have a black head with a contrasting white collar, an orange-red breast, and a dark brown back with a small white wing patch. Females are duller, with a brownish head and streaked underparts, lacking the male's distinct black and white markings.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPasseriformesFamilieMuscicapidaeGattungSaxicola
European Stonechat
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European Stonechat

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Despite their small size, stonechats can fiercely protect their nests from much bigger intruders!

Male stonechats sometimes raise two different broods of chicks with two different females in one summer!

Stonechats get their name from their call, which sounds exactly like two stones clicking together!

These tiny birds often perch on the very tops of bushes, acting like little sentinels watching over their home!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Perch Patrol

European Stonechat can perch on prominent spots to scan for insects, helping them spot tiny prey from a distance.

Fähigkeit

Chack-Chatter

European Stonechat has a distinctive call sounding like two stones tapping together, which helps them communicate and mark territory.

Fähigkeit

Feathered Forester

European Stonechat has excellent camouflage while nesting on the ground, helping them hide their eggs and young from predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
11.5-13.5 cm
Flügelspannweite
18-21 cm
Gewicht
0.013-0.017 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-6
Brutzeit
13-15 Tage
Zugstrecke
1500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat creepy-crawlies like insects and spiders they snatch from plants or the ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insects (beetles, flies, caterpillars, ants)
  • Spiders
  • Small worms
  • Occasionally berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Preys on eggs and nestlings.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Hunts ground-nesting birds and their young.

shelters

Common Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Uses dense bushes for nesting and cover.

hunts

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Forages for these ants on the ground.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von European Stonechat?

11.5-13.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von European Stonechat?

18-21 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von European Stonechat?

0.013-0.017 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von European Stonechat?

2-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von European Stonechat?

45 km/h

Was frisst European Stonechat?

They mostly eat creepy-crawlies like insects and spiders they snatch from plants or the ground.

Wo findet man European Stonechat normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt European Stonechat?

Foraging

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