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Redwing Turdus iliacus [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Breeding & Survival
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
RE , REDWI
EURING No:
12010
Number in Britain:
650 thousand birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern(Winte
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
iliacus (BW), coburni (BW) recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
21 cm
Wingspan:
34 cm
Weight:
M/F: 63 g
Scientific name from:
L.: turdus =a thrush
and L.: iliacus =of the flanks (from ile =flank)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, WINTERS: south to s Europe
Habitat:
Northern forest & tundra scrub
Diet:
Invertebrates, also berries in autumn and winter
TitBit:
Redwings are a classic night-time migrant, listen out on dark clear autumn and early winter nights, particularly in the east of the country, and you are likely to hear the thin 'tseep' of migrating Redwing overhead
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
650 thousand individuals
in 1981-84
Note: Best estimate
Summer:
2 to 17 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
c. 1600
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
First Breeding Record:
Moray 1932
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
4 to 6 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
26 x 19 mm
Egg Weight:
4.9 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
1
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
Incubation:
11 - 15 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
10 - 15 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
2
Number Ringed:
4080
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
11yr10m
(Finland: 17yr 4m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
CC
Wing Length
Adult:
119.5 ± 3.4
Range
114 - 125 mm, N =9961
Juvenile:
119.0 ± 3.2
114 - 125 mm, N =10338
Male:
122.3 ± 2.0
119 - 125 mm, N =75
Female:
115.0 ± 2.2
112 - 120 mm, N =31
Weight
Adult:
65.72 ± 8.16
Range
54.00 - 81.00 g , N =8150
Juvenile:
63.82 ± 8.18
51.00 - 78.00 g , N =8404
Male:
66.59 ± 7.79
55.00 - 84.00 g , N =52
Female:
62.10 ± 7.05 .
50.00 - 70.00 g , N =26
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Smeňrach-an-t-sneachda
Welsh:
Coch Dan-aden
Danish:
Vindrossel
Dutch:
Koperwiek
Finnish:
Punakylkirastas
French:
Grive mauvis
German:
Rotdrossel
Hungarian:
Szolorigó
Icelandic:
Skógarţröstur
Irish:
Deargán Sneachta
Italian:
Tordo sassello
Norwegian:
Rřdvingetrost
Polish:
Drozdzik
Portuguese:
Tordo-ruivo-comum
Spanish:
Zorzal alirrojo
Swedish:
Rödvingetrast
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Simms, E. 1978 British Thrushes Collins, London
[598.911 SIM]
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