Image to followAI-generated illustrationHippolais icterina
Hippolais icterina
Family: AcrocephalidaeGenus: Hippolaisnative in Germany
native in Germany
EEA Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 · 90 %
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16
Plants
visited
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16
Interactions
documented
About this species
Hippolais icterina is a songbird of the family Acrocephalidae, recorded in Great Britain.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
7.79 cm
Weight
13.2 g
Max. Lebensalter
10.833333 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
4, 1× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
13.5 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~1 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
80% Wirbellose20% Früchte
Scientific profile
An adult Hippolais icterina has a body mass of about 13.2 grams and a wingspan of 7.79 centimetres. The maximum recorded lifespan approaches 11 years. It produces one clutch of four eggs per breeding attempt, with an incubation period of roughly 13.5 days. Its diet is dominated by invertebrates, supplemented by fruit which accounts for a fifth of food intake.
Visited plants
16 plants are visited by this species
Ligustrum vulgareHippophae rhamnoidesCornus sanguineaSorbus aucupariaFrangula alnusRhamnus catharticaMalus domesticaRubus vestitusSambucus nigraCrataegus laevigataEuonymus europaeusCrataegus monogynaRibes spicatumRibes nigrumViburnum opulus cv. 'Roseum'Prunus padus subsp. borealis
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)
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