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| Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris [Scopoli, 1769] | |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Prunellidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 10940 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
collaris recorded in Britain (of 9 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 32 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 40 g
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Scientific name from:
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Diminutive of L.: prunus=brown and L.: collare=collar |
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World Distribution:
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Locally in Europe, Asia, n Africa |
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Habitat:
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Meadows above timberline |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects, in winter also seeds, feeds on ground |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Essex, 1817
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
15
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Shetland
(1959),
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North-east England:
North Yorkshire
(1863),
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North-west England:
No Records
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English Midlands:
Warwickshire
(1904),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
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Essex
(1817),
Lincolnshire
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Norfolk
(2004),
Suffolk
(2002),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
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Isle of Wight
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Kent
(2000),
Surrey
(1883),
East Sussex
(1955),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1990),
Devon
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Dorset
(1978),
Gloucestershire
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Somerset
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Isles of Scilly
(1977),
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Wales:
Gwynedd
(1870),
Pembrokeshire
(1997),
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Llwyd y Mynydd |
| Danish: Alpejernspurv | Dutch: Alpenheggemus |
| Finnish: Alppirautiainen | French: Accenteur alpin |
| German: Alpenbraunelle | Hungarian: Havasi szürkebegy |
| Icelandic: Urðatítla | Irish: |
| Italian: Sordone | Norwegian: Alpejernspurv |
| Polish: Plocharcz halny | Portuguese: Ferreirinha-alpina |
| Spanish: Acentor alpino | Swedish: Alpjärnsparv |
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