Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus [Nutall, 1840] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 11770 | |
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Number in Britain:
0 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
swainsoni recorded in Britain (of 6 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 28 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 32 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: katharos=pure, clear and L.: ustulare=to burn |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n,w&c North America, WINTERS: Central & n South America |
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Habitat:
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Coniferous & mixed woodland |
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Diet:
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Insects and fruit |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Skokholm, 1967 (Mayo, 1956)
(van der Dol, J.H. 1979. British Birds 70:550-552)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
24
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(1996),
Orkney
(1993),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
Kent
(1976),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1987),
Devon
(1995),
Isles of Scilly
(2004),
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Wales:
Pembrokeshire
(1967),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Carfonfraith |
| Danish: Brunrygget skovdrossel | Dutch: Dwerglijster |
| Finnish: Kääpiörastas | French: Grive à dos olive |
| German: Zwergdrossel | Hungarian: Déli törperigó |
| Icelandic: Moldþröstur | Irish: Smólach Swainson |
| Italian: Tordo di Swainson | Norwegian: Brunkinnskogtrost |
| Polish: Drozdek okularowy | Portuguese: Tordo-ustulado |
| Spanish: Zorzal chico | Swedish: Beigekindad skogstrast |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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