Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri [Olph-Galliard, 1852] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 11270 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 20 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 15 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: phoinix=crimson + oura=tail and after Jean Moussier (1795-1850?) French surgeon and naturalist |
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World Distribution:
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nw Africa |
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Habitat:
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Open forest, scrub |
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Diet:
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Insects (esp. ants) also some plant matter |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Pembroke, 1988
(Barrett, M. 1992. British Birds 85:108-111)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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Wales:
Pembrokeshire
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Tingoch Moussier |
| Danish: Diademrødstjert | Dutch: Diadeemstaart |
| Finnish: Sepelleppälintu | French: Rougequeue de Moussier |
| German: Diademrotschwanz | Hungarian: Gyemánt rozsdafarkú |
| Icelandic: Kjarrskotta | Irish: |
| Italian: Codirosso algerino | Norwegian: Diademrødstjert |
| Polish: Pleszka algierska | Portuguese: Rabirruivo-diademado |
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Spanish:
Colirrojo diademado
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Swedish: Diademrödstjärt |
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