British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern: AMBER (Recent Decline)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
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Average Day of First Arrival:
European Population Size:
Summer:
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
Incubation:
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
as:
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
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Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
110.4 ± 3.0
Range
98.0 - 122.0 mm, (N = 6214)
Juvenile:
109.4 ± 2.9
Range
96.0 - 123.0 mm, (N = 20985)
Male:
110.6 ± 3.6
Range
100.0 - 119.0 mm, (N = 1841)
Female:
110.1 ± 2.7
Range
98.0 - 122.0 mm, (N = 1716)
Weight
Adult:
17.63 ± 1.52
Range
11.10 - 24.00 g , (N =4215)
Juvenile:
17.0 ± 1.5
Range
11.5 - 23.9 . , (N =17198)
Male:
17.63 ± 1.41
Range
11.10 - 23.70 g , (N =1323)
Female:
17.64 ± 1.64
Range
12.60 - 24.00 g , (N =1309)
Seasonal:
Summer 17.65 ± 1.44 (N = 11888)
Autumn 17.53 ± 1.56 (N = 2845)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common House Martin
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Bysvale
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Gabhlán Binne
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Avión común
Swedish:
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