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Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta [Vieillot, 1817]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
ME , MELWA
EURING No:
12600
Number in Britain:
30 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
Wingspan:
18 cm
Weight:
M/F: 13 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: hupolais , a small ground-nesting bird
and Gr.: polu =many + glottos =tongue
World Distribution:
BREEDS: s&c Europe, WINTERS: w Africa
Habitat:
Forest edge, woodland, scrub
Diet:
Mostly insects, fruit prior to migration
Records and Distribution
First Record:
1897
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
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Gaelic:
Welsh:
Telor Pêr
Danish:
Spottesanger
Dutch:
Orpheusspotvogel
Finnish:
Taiturikultarinta
French:
Hyppolaïs polyglotte
German:
Orpheusspötter
Hungarian:
Déli geze
Icelandic:
Skopsöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Binn
Italian:
Canapino
Norwegian:
Spottesanger
Polish:
Zaganiacz szczebiotliwy
Portuguese:
Felosa-poliglota
Spanish:
Zarcer común
Swedish:
Polyglottsångare
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