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Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix [Bechstein, 1793]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
WO , WOOWA
EURING No:
13080
Number in Britain:
17 thousand males (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
2 Concern, most in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: phullion =a leaf + skopos =a watcher
and L.: sibilare =to whistle
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe, nw Asia, WINTERS: tropical Africa
Habitat:
Forest
Diet:
Insects and other invertebrates, some fruit
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
No regional trends available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
16 to 19 thousand males
in 1984-85
First Record:
1676
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
6 to 10 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
16 x 13 mm
Egg Weight:
1.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
52
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
5.77 ± 0.90 (2 - 8) N = 589
Incubation:
13 - 13 days
12.77 ± 0.80 (12 - 15) N = 589
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 13 days
12.59 ± 0.63 (11 - 14) N = 1276
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
19 May (9 May - 17 Jun)
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
327
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr11m
(Germany: 10yr 3m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
AA (pulli A)
Wing Length
Adult:
76.8 ± 2.6
Range
72 - 81 mm, N =249
Juvenile:
74.1 ± 2.3
71 - 78 mm, N =126
Male:
78.0 ± 1.9
75 - 81 mm, N =146
Female:
73.6 ± 1.5
71 - 76 mm, N =41
Weight
Adult:
9.87 ± 0.75
Range
8.70 - 11.00 g , N =198
Juvenile:
9.77 ± 1.05
8.10 - 11.50 g , N =114
Male:
9.92 ± 0.53
9.10 - 10.80 g , N =111
Female:
9.84 ± 0.70 .
8.90 - 11.50 g , N =28
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Ceileiriche-coille
Welsh:
Telor y Coed
Danish:
Skovsanger
Dutch:
Fluiter
Finnish:
Sirittäjä
French:
Pouillot siffleur
German:
Waldlaubsänger
Hungarian:
Sisego füzike
Icelandic:
Grænsöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Coille
Italian:
Luí verde
Norwegian:
Bøksanger
Polish:
Swistunka lesna
Portuguese:
Felosa-assobiadeira
Spanish:
Mosquitero silbador
Swedish:
Grönsångare
Local Names: Wood Wren
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