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Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana [Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
, DESWA
EURING No:
12700
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
16 cm
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
Scientific name from:
L.: silva =a wood
and Gr.: nanos =dwarf
World Distribution:
BREEDS: nw Africa, sc Asia, WINTERS: ne Africa east to nw India
Habitat:
Arid steppe, semi-desert
Diet:
Mostly insects, some seeds and berries, mostly in low scrub or on the ground
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Dorset, 1970
(Clafton, F.R. 1972. British Birds 65:460-464)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
11
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
North-west England:
Cheshire
(1979),
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
Isle of Wight
(1991),
South-west England:
Devon
(1992),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Desert Warbler
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Ørkensanger
Dutch:
Woestijngrasmus
Finnish:
Kääpiökerttu
French:
Fauvette naine
German:
Wüstengrasmücke
Hungarian:
Sivatagi poszáta
Icelandic:
Grýtusöngvari
Irish:
Italian:
Sterpazzola nana
Norwegian:
Ørkensanger
Polish:
Pokrzewka pustynna
Portuguese:
Toutinegra do Sara
Spanish:
Curruca cabecinegra
Swedish:
Ökensångare
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