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Sykes’ Warbler Hippolais rama [Sykes, 1832]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
, SYKWA
EURING No:
12562
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:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
20 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
Gr.: hupolais , a small ground-nesting bird
and after Rama , in Hindu mythology an incarnation of Vishnu , the supreme being
World Distribution:
BREEDS: sw Asia, WINTERS: India & Sri Lanka
Habitat:
Scrub, gardens, often near water
Diet:
Insects, moves restlessly through foliage
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1959
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
9
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
August to October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Orkney
(2003),
Shetland
(2003),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Split from H. caligata
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Steppegulbug
Dutch:
Syke-spotvogel
Finnish:
Aavikkokultarinta
French:
Hyppolaïs de Sykes
German:
Südlicher Buschspötter
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Italian:
Canapino di Sykes
Norwegian:
Polish:
Zaganiacz afganski
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Zarcero di Sykes
Swedish:
Saxaulsångare
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