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Eremophila alpestris
Family: AlaudidaeGenus: Eremophilanative in Germany
native in Germany
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Plants
visited
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6
Interactions
documented
About this species
Eremophila alpestris is a small passerine of the lark family, recorded from Britain, weighing about 34 g, with a wingspan of roughly 11 cm.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Yearly cycle
Breeds with a clutch of 4 eggs, incubation lasting 11 days and fledging at 17.5 days; may attempt an average of 1.5 broods per year. Maximum lifespan 8 years.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
10.81 cm
Weight
34.25 g
Max. Lebensalter
8 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
4, 1.5× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
11 Tage
Ausflugalter
17.5 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~1 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
50% Samen50% Wirbellose
Scientific profile
Eremophila alpestris is a songbird in the Alaudidae family. Adults have a body mass averaging 34.25 g and a wingspan of 10.81 cm. The diet is omnivorous, split equally between seeds and invertebrates, and there is no evidence of scavenging. The maximum recorded lifespan is eight years. Clutches consist of four eggs, incubated for 11 days; the young fledge at about 17.5 days. Breeding can occur up to 1.5 times per year. Records from the United Kingdom Species Inventory indicate a presence that is not fully determined.
Visited plants
6 plants are visited by this species
Ambrosia artemisiifoliaFallopia japonica var. japonicaReynoutria japonicaZea maysAmaranthus graecizans subsp. silvestrisSetaria pumila
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF — Occurrence data via GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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