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Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

The Fieldfare is a beautiful bird with a grayish-brown body and a lovely spotted chest. They love to eat berries and can often be seen hopping around in fields and gardens.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Fieldfare has a striking grey head and rump, contrasting with its chestnut-brown back. Its breast is spotted with black, fading into a pale belly, and it has a distinctive pale grey band above its eye.

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Fieldfare
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Fieldfare

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Fieldfares forage together in large groups, sometimes over a hundred birds!

Fieldfares often build their nests with mud, strengthening them for their eggs and chicks.

Their loud, rattling 'chack' call is a distinctive sound of winter fields.

They sometimes 'bomb' predators with droppings when defending their nests!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Group Defense

Fieldfare can mob larger predators in groups, diving and even defecating on them to drive away threats from their colonies.

Fähigkeit

Berry Feast

Fieldfare has a strong digestive system that helps them eat tough winter berries, providing crucial energy when other food is scarce.

Fähigkeit

Migration Navigator

Fieldfare has an amazing internal compass that helps them migrate thousands of kilometers, finding their way to warm winter grounds.

Fähigkeit

Frost Forager

Fieldfare can efficiently search for food on frosted ground, often flicking leaves to find insects hiding underneath.

Maße und Details

Länge
22-27 cm
Flügelspannweite
39-42 cm
Gewicht
0.08-0.14 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-7
Brutzeit
11-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
2500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Fieldfares are omnivores, meaning they enjoy a varied diet of insects, worms, and lots of different berries and fruits.

Hauptnahrung

  • Earthworms
  • Insects (beetles, flies)
  • Rowan berries
  • Hawthorn berries
  • Apples (fallen)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Swift sparrowhawks often hunt Fieldfares for food.

eats

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Fieldfares pull juicy earthworms from wet soil.

depends on

Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

Rowan berries are a crucial winter food source.

eaten by

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Magpies can steal Fieldfare eggs and chicks from nests.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don’t try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Fieldfare?

22-27 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Fieldfare?

39-42 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Fieldfare?

0.08-0.14 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Fieldfare?

2-10 Jahre

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

60 km/h

Was frisst Fieldfare?

Fieldfares are omnivores, meaning they enjoy a varied diet of insects, worms, and lots of different berries and fruits.

Wo findet man Fieldfare normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Fieldfare?

Foraging

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