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Usually in a hole in an old tree.
Young shoots and seedlings, it will take grain as well as insects and
snails. In some areas it feeds mostly on acorns and pine seeds. It's
diet can include a variety of foods: berries such as bay and hawthorn,
figs, cereal grains, beans, peas, and small invertebrates.
Blue-grey with an attractive iridescent bottle green band on the back
of the neck. In flight they show black edges to the wing and two
partial black bands near their back.
30 - 34 cms.
60 - 70 cms.
March. 2 - 3 Clutches
1 - 2 white, smooth, glossy, with a creamy tint . |