Site Of Nest:
Materials:
Food:
Plumage:
Length:
Wingspan:
Breeding Period:
Eggs:
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Trees and
bushes.
A
cup nest, of twigs, grass, moss and lichen, lined with mud and grass.
Insects,
worms, snails and slugs, fruits and berries.
Plain
brown backs with dark brown spots on the white underparts. The most
striking identification features are the red flanks and underwing, and
the creamy white stripe above the eye .
21 cms.
33 - 35 cms.
April - May. 2 Clutches.
2 - 8 Smooth, glossy and light blue or greenish-blue with reddish-brown
speckles.
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