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Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus [Montagu, 1798]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
BTO Codes:
RC , ROCPI
EURING No:
10142
Number in Britain:
34 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
petrosus (R), littoralis (W) recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
25 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: anthos =a small grassland bird described by Aristotle
and Gr.: petros =a rock
World Distribution:
BREEDS: coasts of nw Europe & n Asia, WINTERS: south to Morocco
Habitat:
Rocky seacoast
Diet:
Feeds along tidewrack or tide-edge on small marine shrimps and molluscs
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
34 thousand pairs
in 1988-91
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
1766
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
110 to 290 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
21 x 16 mm
Egg Weight:
2.7 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
19
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.36 ± 0.76 (2 - 6) N = 169
Incubation:
14 - 15 days
14.46 ± 0.71 (14 - 16) N = 169
by the:
Female
Fledging:
15 - 16 days
15.25 ± 1.07 (13 - 17) N = 319
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
6 May (25 Apr - 27 Jun)
Number of Broods:
1-2
Number Ringed:
310
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
4yr10m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A2 (pulli B2)
Wing Length
Adult:
89.0 ± 4.2
Range
82 - 95 mm, N =305
Juvenile:
89.3 ± 3.9
84 - 95 mm, N =565
Male:
91.6 ± 2.2
88 - 96 mm, N =78
Female:
85.1 ± 2.7
81 - 89 mm, N =64
Weight
Adult:
24.90 ± 2.41
Range
21.00 - 29.00 g , N =249
Juvenile:
24.67 ± 2.39
21.40 - 28.80 g , N =501
Male:
25.34 ± 1.49
23.30 - 28.00 g , N =65
Female:
24.56 ± 2.85 .
20.00 - 28.50 g , N =49
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Rock Pipit
Gaelic:
Gabhagan
Welsh:
Corhedydd y Graig
Danish:
Skærpiber
Dutch:
Oeverspieper
Finnish:
Luotokirvinen
French:
Pipit maritime
German:
Strandpieper
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Riabhóg Chladaigh
Italian:
Spioncello marino
Norwegian:
Skjærpiplerke
Polish:
Swiergotek nadmorski
Portuguese:
Petinha-maritima
Spanish:
Bisbito costero
Swedish:
Skärpiplärka
Local Names: Sea Lintie / Tangle Sparrow
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