The nest is placed off the ground, between two and eight meters high, and is often built in a hole of a (living or dead) oak or rhododendron tree, or sometimes in other large trees.
O niño está situado lonxe do chan, entre dous e oito metros de altura, e a miúdo constrúeno nun oco dun carballo (vivo ou morto) ou rododendron, ou ás veces noutras árbores grandes.