Subspecies:luscinoides recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
20 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
L.: Locustella=little grasshopper
and L.: luscinia=nightingale + -oides=resembling
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Locally in Eurasia, WINTERS: tropical Africa
Habitat:
Reedbed
Diet:
Arthropods, also snails, feeds low in dense vegetation
TitBit:
Although named after an Italian, the type (=first) specimen of this species comes from Norfolk, where it was a scarce breeder, until the fens were drained. A tentative recolonisation in SE England from the 1960s has never really got going
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Passage:
. individuals
Summer:
0 to 6 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1835
First Breeding Record:
Kent (after extinct 1856) 1960
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
480 to 700 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 14 mm
Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
5 eggs
Incubation:
10 - 12 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
11 - 15 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1-2
Number Ringed:
2
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
1yr11m
(Spain: 7yr 6m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Telor Savi
Danish:
Savisanger
Dutch:
Snor
Finnish:
Ruokosirkkalintu
French:
Locustelle luscinioďde
German:
Rohrschwirl
Hungarian:
Nádi tücsökmadár
Icelandic:
Flóđsöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Savi
Italian:
Salciaiola
Norwegian:
Sumpsanger
Polish:
Brzeczka
Portuguese:
Felosa-unicolor
Spanish:
Buscarla unicolor
Swedish:
Vassĺngare
Local Names: Night-reeler
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
No books written recently
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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