Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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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:
, SARWA
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EURING No: 12670 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
melanocephala recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 16 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 13 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: silva=a wood and Gr.: melas=black + kephalos=head |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Mediterranean, WINTERS: south to n Africa |
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Habitat:
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Dry scrub |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects, but also fruit in autumn and winter |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Lundy, 1955
(Whitaker, B. 1955. British Birds 48:515)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
73
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(2005),
Outer Hebrides
(1994),
Orkney
(1992),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1992),
North Yorkshire
(1993),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1992),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Lincolnshire
(2003),
Norfolk
(2004),
Suffolk
(2003),
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South-east England:
Kent
(2001),
Greater London
(1992),
Surrey
(1992),
East Sussex
(2000),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2002),
Devon
(1992),
Dorset
(1995),
Somerset
(2001),
Isles of Scilly
(2002),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1994),
Pembrokeshire
(1968),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Telor Sardinia |
| Danish: Sorthovedet sanger | Dutch: Kleine zwartkop |
| Finnish: Samettipääkerttu | French: Fauvette mélanocéphale |
| German: Samtkopfgrasmücke | Hungarian: Kucsmás poszáta |
| Icelandic: Hjálmsöngvari | Irish: Ceolaire Sairdíneach |
| Italian: Occhiocotto | Norwegian: Svarthodesanger |
| Polish: Pokrzewka aksamitna | Portuguese: Toutinegra-de-cabeça-preta |
| Spanish: Curruca carrasqueńa | Swedish: Sammetshätta |
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