Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides [Scopoli, 1769] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Ciconiiformes
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Family: Ardeidae |
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BTO Codes:
QH, SQUHE
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EURING No: 1080 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
46 cm
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Wingspan: 86 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 300 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: ardeola=a little heron and from Rallus and L.: -oides=resembling |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: s Europe, w,e,s Africa, WINTERS: Europe, Africa |
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Habitat:
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Swamp, marsh, river and wet grassland |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish, amphibians, insects (up to 10cm), mostly crepuscular |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Wiltshire, 1775
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
32
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April to June
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(2005),
Outer Hebrides
(1913),
Orkney
(1896),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(2004),
East Yorkshire
(1979),
South Yorkshire
(1994),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(2002),
Lancashire
(1930),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1874),
Leicestershire
(1971),
Nottinghamshire
(1998),
Shropshire
(1834),
Staffordshire
(2004),
Worcestershire
(2007),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(2007),
Essex
(2004),
Hertfordshire
(1979),
Lincolnshire
(1999),
Norfolk
(2001),
Suffolk
(2007),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(1996),
Isle of Wight
(1858),
Kent
(2007),
Greater London
(2007),
Oxfordshire
(1975),
Surrey
(1997),
East Sussex
(2000),
West Sussex
(1995),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2004),
Devon
(2005),
Dorset
(2007),
Gloucestershire
(1997),
Somerset
(2006),
Wiltshire
(1997),
Isles of Scilly
(2007),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1988),
Ceredigion
(2003),
Denbighshire
(1828),
Glamorgan
(2003),
Gwent
(2003),
Radnorshire
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Crëyr Melyn |
| Danish: Tophejre | Dutch: Ralreiger |
| Finnish: Rääkkähaikara | French: Crabier chevelu |
| German: Rallenreiher | Hungarian: Üstökös gém |
| Icelandic: Relluhegri | Irish: Corr Scréachach |
| Italian: Sgarza ciuffetto | Norwegian: Topphegre |
| Polish: Czapla modronosa | Portuguese: Papa-ratos |
| Spanish: Garcilla cangrejera | Swedish: Rallhäger |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Voisin, C. 1991 The herons of Europe Poyser, London [598.461 VOI] | |
| Hafner, H. & Didner, E. 1997 BWP Update 1:166-174 | |
| Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press [598.461 KUS] | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
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