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Bluethroat Luscinia svecica [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Breeding & Survival
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
BU , BLUTH
EURING No:
11060
Number in Britain:
113 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) 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:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Passage:
113 individuals
Summer:
0 to 1 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1826
First Breeding Record:
Inverness-shire 1968
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
1 to 1.8 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD (I), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
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 - 15 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1-2
Number Ringed:
16
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
2yr2m
(Spain: 11yr 5m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
74.8 ± 2.4
Range
71 - 78.5 mm, N =64
Juvenile:
74.0 ± 2.9
69 - 79 mm, N =52
Male:
76.1 ± 1.9
72 - 79 mm, N =37
Female:
73.0 ± 1.7
70 - 75 mm, N =27
Weight
Adult:
16.70 ± 2.16
Range
14.10 - 20.40 g , N =63
Juvenile:
16.55 ± 2.87
13.50 - 25.00 g , N =53
Male:
16.93 ± 1.84
14.30 - 21.00 g , N =36
Female:
16.40 ± 2.52 .
13.90 - 18.90 g , N =27
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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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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