Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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No population trend available
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Distribution:
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 Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
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British Population Size:
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Winter:
100 individuals
in 1981-84
Note: Probably now an overestimate
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First Record:
1662
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
garrulus GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
30 to 200 thousand pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
24 x 18 mm
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Egg Weight:
3.8 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
5 eggs
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Incubation:
13- 14 days
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
15 - 17days
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as:
Altricial, naked
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
113
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
2 years 11 months 24 days (set in 1977)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
B+
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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117.3 ± 2.5
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Range
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113 - 121 mm, N =723
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Juvenile:
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117.0 ± 2.3
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113 - 121 mm, N =293
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Male:
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117.6 ± 2.5
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114 - 121 mm, N =369
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Female:
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117.1 ± 2.5
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113 - 121 mm, N =321
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Weight
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Adult:
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58.10 ± 4.61
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Range
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51.00 - 66.00 g , N =650
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Juvenile:
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57.49 ± 5.85
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48.30 - 66.00 g , N =263
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Male:
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58.14 ± 4.68
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51.00 - 66.00 g , N =329
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Female:
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58.08 ± 4.57
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51.00 - 66.00 g , N =291
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Gaelic:
Canranach-dearg
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Welsh:
Cynffon Sidan
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Danish:
Silkehale
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Dutch:
Pestvogel
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Finnish:
Tilhi
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French:
Jaseur boréal
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German:
Seidenschwanz
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Hungarian:
Csonttollú
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Icelandic:
Silkitoppa
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Irish:
Síodeiteach
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Italian:
Beccofrusone
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Norwegian:
Sidensvans
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Polish:
Jemioluszka zwyczajna
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Portuguese:
Tagarela-europeu
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Spanish:
Ampelis
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Swedish:
Sidensvans
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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No books written recently
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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