Bluethroat Luscinia svecica [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
BU, BLUTH
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EURING No: 11060 | |
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Number in Britain:
113 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
svecica (BP), cyanecula (V) recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 22 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 20 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: luscinia=nightingale and L.: suecicus=Swedish |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n&e Europe, n&e Asia, Alaska, WINTERS: w&n Africa, s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Damp scrub, tundra |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates, some seeds and fruit, will turn over leaves/soil searching |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
0 to 1 pairs
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First Record:
Northumerland, 1826
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First Breeding Record:
Inverness-shire 1968
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP ((2011)) British Birds 104:476-537
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
1 to 1.8 million pairs
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD (I), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
18 x 14 mm
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Egg Weight: 2.0 g (of which 5 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
5 - 7 eggs
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Incubation:
14- 15 days
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Fledging:
14 - 15days
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1-2
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Number Ringed:
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
2 years 2 months 9 days (set in 1989)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
A
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Wing Length
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Adult: | 74.8 ± 2.4 Range 63.0 - 79.0 mm, (N = 64) |
| Juvenile: | 74.7 ± 3.0 Range 64.0 - 80.0 mm, (N = 51) | |
| Male: | 75.7 ± 1.9 Range 63.0 - 79.0 mm, (N = 37) | |
| Female: | 73.2 ± 1.7 Range 70.0 - 76.0 mm, (N = 27) | |
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Weight
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Adult: | 16.79 ± 2.16 Range 13.80 - 21.20 g , (N =63) |
| Juvenile: | 16.3 ± 2.1 Range 9.7 - 21.0 . , (N =49) | |
| Male: | 17.18 ± 1.84 Range 14.30 - 21.20 g , (N =36) | |
| Female: | 16.06 ± 2.52 Range 13.80 - 19.10 g , (N =27) | |
| Seasonal: | Summer 16.87 ± 1.67 (N = 81) | |
| Source: | British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data | |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: Ňranaiche | Welsh: Bronlas |
| Danish: Blĺhals | Dutch: Blauwborst |
| Finnish: Sinirinta | French: Gorgebleue |
| German: Blaukehlchen | Hungarian: Kékbegy |
| Icelandic: Blábrystingur | Irish: Gormphíb |
| Italian: Pettazzurro | Norwegian: Blĺstrupe |
| Polish: Podrózniczek | Portuguese: Pisco-de-peito-azul |
| Spanish: Pechiazul | Swedish: Blĺhake |
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| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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