the brown-Ellen is small, sparrow-similar Singvögel. They have a thin beak, that is typical for insectivores, different than sparrows. However, they eat also Sämereien, that swallows completely, d in the autumn and in the winter. h. don't become entspelzt. Therefore, they trained a crop like sparrows and finches.
Hedge-brown-cubit (Prunella modularis)) The hedge-brown-cubit is to be confused easily with the house-sparrow on the first gaze. Make a differentiation possible the leaden coloring of head and breast and above all the thin beak, however. The back is colored brown and carries dark strips.
Spread The inconspicuous bird is widespread in north and Central Europe. There it is a part-pickpocket and spends the winter in Spain and North-Africa. In Southern Europe, it is stand-bird where it avoids into the levels only from higher situations.
Way of life The hedge-brown-cubit lives in forests, hedges and hedge-rich terrain of all the type. Also in the gardens and parks of the cities, it is very frequent, is noticed usually first, however, if it lets its high and clinking reputation heard, since liked to hide it in the Bodenbewuchs holds. Both partners build its bowl-shaped nest here. From April, the female puts 4-5 eggs, that it hatches alone in 12-14 days. The boys are fed by both parents and are fully-fledged after on the other hand 12-14 days. Another yearly-brood is possible.
Alps-brown-cubit (Prunella collaris)) The Alps-brown-cubit is the biggest brown-cubit of the Alps-area and the higher mountains in Eastern Asia and northwest-Africa with 18 cm of total-length. As distinct high mountain region-bird, it nests in the Alps above the timberline as far as to a height of 2800 m, in central-Asia even until over 4000 m. Also deeper situations are possible in contrast to the snow-finch, so it comes Z. B. in the giant-mountains before. As yearly-bird, the Alps-brown-cubit is forced in the winter to move into deeper regions or to look for protection in mountain-villages.
Way of life The distinct ground-bird is to be discovered heavily on the bald or only thinly overgrown rock-hillsides with its simple plumage. One recognizes the Alps-brown-cubit by its black-and-white patterned throat. it jumps fast and see-saws with the tail. its chant is louder than this the hedge-brown-cubit and frequently is recited also in connection with a Balzflug.
Reproduction The always well camouflaged nest becomes in a depression or a rock-split, often even in snow-proximity, aimed. From end of May, the female puts 4-5 eggs. Both parents share the brood-business lasting 15 days and take care of the boys in the nest even further 16 day. they are not still fully-fledged if they leave the nest. A second yearly-brood normally joins.
Endangering The Alps-brown-cubit belongs to the potentially endangered types with us.
Mountain-brown-cubit (Prunella montanella)) The mountain-brown-cubit lives in Siberia and only occurs in Europe as Irrgast as an exception. In the Taiga, it lives in the undergrowth of light needle and birch-forests. its way of life and the tone-remarks resemble the hedge-brown-cubit those.
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