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Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon [Pallas, 1776]
Other Names
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
, THBWA
EURING No:
12540
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
Gr.: phragmites =a kind of reed + colere =to dwell
and Gr.: aedon =nightingale
World Distribution:
BREEDS: e Asia, WINTERS: s Asia
Habitat:
Reedbed, scrub
Diet:
Mostly insects taken from leaves or stems of plants
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1955
(Williamson, K. et al. 1956. British Birds 49:89-93)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(2003),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Tyknæbbet rørsanger
Dutch:
Diksnavelrietzanger
Finnish:
Paksunokkakerttunen
French:
Rousserolle ā gros bec
German:
Dickschnabel-Rohrsänger
Hungarian:
Vastagcsoru nádirigķ
Icelandic:
Döggsöngvari
Irish:
Italian:
Cannareccione beccoforte
Norwegian:
Tykknebbsanger
Polish:
Trzciniak grubodzioby
Portuguese:
Felosa-de-bico-grosso
Spanish:
Carricero picogordo
Swedish:
Tjocknäbbad sångare
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BirdFacts home | BTO Home Email: birdfacts@bto.org 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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