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Bluethroat

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

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Luscinia svecica

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Wet birch woodland and bushy swamps

Range

Breeds across Europe and the Palearctic; winters in southern Europe, Africa and southern Asia

Size

13–14cm

The bluethroat is a migratory insect-eating chat measuring 13–14cm. It is brown above with a strong white eyebrow and a dark tail marked by red basal side patches. Males have a vivid blue throat bordered below by narrow black and broad brick-red bands, sometimes with a central red or white spot. It breeds in wet birch woodland and bushy swamps across the Palearctic, nests low in dense vegetation and migrates to southern Asia and other warmer regions for winter. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What does the Bluethroat eat?
Insects
What habitat does the Bluethroat live in?
Wet birch woodland and bushy swamps
Where is the Bluethroat found?
Breeds across Europe and the Palearctic; winters in southern Europe, Africa and southern Asia
How big is the Bluethroat?
13–14cm
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