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- Saxicola rubetra
Identification
12.5cm. It has a prominent white stripe above the eye. This bird is streaky brown above and warm orangish-buff on the breast.
Hops or runs on the ground and often perches on top of low bushes.
Distribution
Breeds in upland areas of northern and western Britain with a few in Ireland. Winters in central and southern Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Heathland.
Behaviour
Voice: Makes a short scolding 'tictic' and a 'tu-tic-tic' calls. A brief, rather metallic warbling is the song.
The diet includes insects and their larvae, also seeds and berries.
The female builds a nest from dead grass and moss, lined with fine grasses and hair, usually on the ground among tall grass on moors and heaths. 4-7 smooth, glossy, light greenish-blue with reddish-brown speckling eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for 13-14 days. The young are fed by both parents, and fledge after a further 14 days.
Vocalisation
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