Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus [Pallas, 1773] |
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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:
, REFBL
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EURING No: 11130 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 23 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 14 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: tarsos=leg + L.: -ger=bearing and L.: cyaneus=dark-blue (from Gr.:kuanos) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Finland, n Asia, WINTERS: se Asia |
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Habitat:
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Forest undergrowth |
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Diet:
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Insects, also fruit and seeds in winter |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Lincolnshire, 1903
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
34
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Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Borders
(1999),
Fife
(2003),
Northeast
(1998),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(2001),
Durham
(2002),
Northumberland
(1998),
East Yorkshire
(2007),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1997),
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Eastern England:
Lincolnshire
(2002),
Norfolk
(2007),
Suffolk
(2007),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1998),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2007),
Devon
(2005),
Dorset
(1993),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(2007),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Orange-flanked Bush Robin | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Blåstjert | Dutch: Blauwstaart |
| Finnish: Sinipyrstö | French: Rossignol ā flancs roux |
| German: Blauschwanz | Hungarian: Kékfarkú |
| Icelandic: Kékfarkú | Irish: |
| Italian: Codazzurro | Norwegian: Blåstjert |
| Polish: Modraczek zwyczajny | Portuguese: Rouxinol-rabiazul |
| Spanish: Ruiseņor coliazul | Swedish: Blåstjärt |
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