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Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis [Rafinesque, 1810]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
FZ , FATWA
EURING No:
12260
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 17 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
10 cm
Wingspan:
14 cm
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kistos =shrub (esp. Cistus, the rock-rose) + -colere =to inhabit
and L.: iuncus =reed
World Distribution:
s Europe, Africa, s Asia, n Australia
Habitat:
Grassland, reedbed
Diet:
Mostly insects from or near the ground
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Norfolk, 1976
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
4
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Zitting Cisticola
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Cistussanger
Dutch:
Graszanger
Finnish:
Heinäkerttu
French:
Cisticole des joncs
German:
Cistensänger
Hungarian:
Szuharbújó
Icelandic:
Halmsöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Earrfheanach
Italian:
Beccamoschino
Norwegian:
Citussanger
Polish:
Chwastówka zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Fuinha-dos-juncos
Spanish:
Buitrón común
Swedish:
Grässångare
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