Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
FN, THRNI
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EURING No: 11030 | |
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Number in Britain:
3 records/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:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 26 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 27 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: luscinia=nightingale |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n&e Europe, nw Asia, WINTERS: e&s Africa |
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Habitat:
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Woodland |
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Diet:
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Insects and spiders, some fruit, largely in leaf litter |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
1911
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
158
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
May
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Angus & Dundee
(1996),
Fife
(2004),
Highland
(1996),
Lothian
(1994),
Northeast
(2004),
Outer Hebrides
(1975),
Orkney
(2006),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1997),
Northumberland
(2002),
East Yorkshire
(2006),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1993),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1984),
Lincolnshire
(2003),
Norfolk
(2005),
Suffolk
(2006),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1994),
East Sussex
(2001),
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South-west England:
Devon
(1981),
Dorset
(1996),
Isles of Scilly
(1983),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1976),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Sprosser | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Eos Fronfraith |
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Danish:
Nattergal
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Dutch: Noordse nachtegaal |
| Finnish: Satakieli | French: Rossignol progné |
| German: Sprosser | Hungarian: Nagy fülemüle |
| Icelandic: Húmgali | Irish: Filiméala Smólaigh |
| Italian: Usignolo maggiore | Norwegian: Nattergal |
| Polish: Slowik szary | Portuguese: Rouxinol-russo |
| Spanish: Ruiseñor ruso | Swedish: Näktergal |
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