Bluethroat Luscinia svecica   [Linnaeus, 1758]

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   Page updated:16-January-2013

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
BTO Codes: BU, BLUTH EURING No: 11060
Number in Britain: 113 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: Not a species of concern
Global: (Details)
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: svecica (BP), cyanecula (V) recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 22 cm Weight: M/F: 20 g    
Scientific name from: L.: luscinia=nightingale and L.: suecicus=Swedish
World Distribution: BREEDS: n&e Europe, n&e Asia, Alaska, WINTERS: w&n Africa, s Asia
Habitat: Damp scrub, tundra
Diet: Invertebrates, some seeds and fruit, will turn over leaves/soil searching

Population and Distribution

Population Trend: No population trend available
Distribution: Atlas Maps   
British Population Size:
    Passage: 113 individuals
    Summer: 0 to 1 pairs in
    First Record: Northumerland, 1826
    First Breeding Record: Inverness-shire 1968
    Latest Survey: Holling, M. & RBBP ((2011)) British Birds 104:476-537
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
    Summer: 1 to 1.8 million pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I), WBD (I), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:

Breeding and Survival

Egg Size: 18 x 14 mm Egg Weight: 2.0 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 0
Clutch Size: 5 - 7 eggs
Incubation: 14- 15 days   by the: Female
Fledging: 14 - 15days as: Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods: 1-2
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival: No data
Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: 2 years 2 months 9 days (set in 1989)
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Biometrics

Ring Size: A
Wing Length 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)
Weight 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

Other Names

 
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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