Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans [Pallas, 1764] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Sylviidae |
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BTO Codes:
, SUBWA
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EURING No: 12650 | |
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Number in Britain:
11 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
cantillans (S), albistriata (V) recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 17 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 11 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: silva=a wood and L.: cantillare=to warble |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Mediterranean, WINTERS: south to n Africa & Arabia |
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Habitat:
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Open woodland, scrub, bushy pasture |
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Diet:
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Insects, also fruit, mostly in scrub |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
St Kilda, 1894
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
536
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Telor Brongoch |
| Danish: Hvidskægget sanger | Dutch: Baardgrasmus |
| Finnish: Rusorintakerttu | French: Fauvette passerinette |
| German: Bartgrasmücke | Hungarian: Vörhenyes poszáta |
| Icelandic: Kampasöngvari | Irish: Ceolaire Fo-Alpach |
| Italian: Sterpazzolina | Norwegian: Rødstrupesanger |
| Polish: Pokrzewka wasata | Portuguese: Toutinegra-carrasqueira |
| Spanish: Curruca rabilarga | Swedish: Rödstrupig sångare |
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