British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Latest Survey:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline (1981-2007),
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern: AMBER (Recent Decline)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III),Bonn(II)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
4.63 ± 0.73 (2 - 6) N = 111
Incubation:
13.75 ± 0.83 (12 - 15.5) N = 111
by the:
Female
Fledging:
11.98 ± 1.12 (10 - 14) N = 216
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
83.4 ± 2.3
Range
72.5 - 91.0 mm, (N = 653)
Juvenile:
82.2 ± 2.4
Range
72.0 - 91.0 mm, (N = 680)
Male:
84.3 ± 2.1
Range
75.0 - 91.0 mm, (N = 298)
Female:
82.2 ± 2.1
Range
72.5 - 89.0 mm, (N = 155)
Weight
Adult:
21.19 ± 1.92
Range
15.60 - 28.30 g , (N =528)
Juvenile:
21.3 ± 1.9
Range
14.6 - 28.6 . , (N =646)
Male:
21.16 ± 1.58
Range
16.60 - 25.60 g , (N =245)
Female:
21.25 ± 2.38
Range
17.60 - 27.60 g , (N =108)
Seasonal:
Summer 21.13 ± 1.68 (N = 1012)
Autumn 22.01 ± 2.23 (N = 62)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common Nightingale
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Portuguese:
Spanish: Ruiseñor común
Swedish:
Local Names:
Collective Noun:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Pike, O.G. 1932 The Nightingale, its story and song etc Arrowsmith, London
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Mabey, R. 2010 The barley bird: notes on the Suffolk nightingale Full Circle Editions,
Holt, C.A. et al. 2012 The nightingale in Britain: status, ecology and conservation needs British Birds 105:172-187
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Passeriformes
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