Image to followAI-generated illustrationLuscinia luscinia
Luscinia luscinia
Family: MuscicapidaeGenus: Luscinianative in Germany
native in Germany
EEA Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 · 90 %
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Plants
visited
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Luscinia luscinia is a small songbird in the Muscicapidae family. It feeds mainly on invertebrates, supplemented by seeds and fruit, and has a typical body mass of 25 grams.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Yearly cycle
Breeding involves a single brood per year, with a clutch size of four eggs and an incubation period of around 13.5 days.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
8.92 cm
Weight
25 g
Max. Lebensalter
8.916667 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
4, 1× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
13.5 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~1 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
70% Wirbellose20% Samen10% Früchte
Scientific profile
This bird attains a maximum recorded longevity of almost nine years. The diet is dominated by invertebrates, which make up 70 per cent of intake, with seeds contributing 20 per cent and fruit a further 10 per cent. A single clutch of four eggs is laid each breeding season, and incubation lasts about 13.5 days. Adult body mass averages 25 grams and the wingspan measures just under nine centimetres.
Visited plants
13 plants are visited by this species
Crataegus monogynaRibes spicatumEuonymus europaeusRibes nigrumSorbus aucupariaCornus sanguineaViburnum opulus cv. 'Roseum'Frangula alnusRibes alpinumRubus idaeusPrunus padus subsp. borealisRhamnus catharticaSambucus nigra
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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