Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
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Distribution:
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British Population Size:
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First Record:
Latest Survey:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern: AMBER (European Concern), leucorhoa GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Average Day of First Arrival:
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
5.45 ± 0.87 (2 - 8) N = 470
Incubation:
14.25 ± 0.99 (12.5 - 16.5) N = 470
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
15.54 ± 1.08 (13 - 16.5) N = 2140
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
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Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
99.9 ± 4.7
Range
93 - 107 mm, N =3168
Juvenile:
98.8 ± 4.2
93 - 106 mm, N =1256
Male:
101.3 ± 4.5
95 - 108 mm, N =1600
Female:
98.4 ± 4.4
92 - 105 mm, N =1533
Weight
Adult:
28.20 ± 5.17
Range
22.10 - 38.80 g , N =3014
Juvenile:
25.37 ± 3.17
20.60 - 31.30 g , N =1138
Male:
28.89 ± 5.45
22.70 - 40.10 g , N =1524
Female:
27.52 ± 4.76
21.60 - 37.10 g , N =1456
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Northern Wheatear
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Conder, P. 1989 The wheatear Christopher Helm, London
[598.911 CON]
Panov, E.N. 2005 Wheatears of Palearctic [sic] Pensoft Publishers
[598.911 PAN]
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Other Names
Order:
Passeriformes
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