Subspecies:dartfordiensis recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
16 cm
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
Scientific name from:
L.: silva=a wood
and L.: undatus=wavy (from unda=a wave)
World Distribution:
w Europe, nw Africa
Habitat:
Scrub, heath
Diet:
Arthropods, occ. fruit, mainly in low scrub
TitBit:
Really a bird of Mediterranean climes, the Dartford Warbler suffers extremely from cold winters, following the severe winters of 1961/63, the breeding population collapsed from 450 pairs to just 10
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
1600 to 1890 pairs
in 1994
First Record:
1773
Latest Survey:
Gibbons, D.W. & Wooton, S. (1996) British Birds 89:203-212
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
1.9 to 3.7 million pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV),WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
BirdTrack
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
17 x 13 mm
Egg Weight:
1.4 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
12
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
Incubation:
12 - 14 days
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
10 - 14 days
as:
Altricial, naked
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Number Ringed:
57
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
3yr8m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
53.4 ± 1.5
Range
51 - 56 mm, N =198
Juvenile:
65.3 ± 1.4
63 - 67 mm, N =38
Male:
53.8 ± 1.4
52 - 56 mm, N =137
Female:
52.3 ± 1.4
50 - 54 mm, N =53
Weight
Adult:
9.38 ± 0.67
Range
8.40 - 10.40 g , N =173
Juvenile:
12.28 ± 1.91
9.50 - 16.10 g , N =36
Male:
9.27 ± 0.60
8.35 - 10.10 g , N =120
Female:
9.59 ± 0.81 .
8.50 - 11.00 g , N =45
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Telor Dartford
Danish:
Provencesanger
Dutch:
Provençaalse grasmus
Finnish:
Ruskokerttu
French:
Fauvette pitchou
German:
Provencegrasmücke
Hungarian:
Bujkáló poszáta
Icelandic:
Busksöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Fraoigh
Italian:
Magnanina
Norwegian:
Provencesanger
Polish:
Pokrzewka kasztanowata
Portuguese:
Felosa-do-mato
Spanish:
Zarcero común
Swedish:
Provencesĺngare
Local Names: Furze Wren
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Books and Monographs:
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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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