Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla [Pallas, 1811] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Muscicapidade |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 13432 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 20 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: ficedula=a small fig-eating bird described Pliny and others and L.: albus=white + Mod. L. cilla=tail |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: ne Asia, WINTERS: se Asia |
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Habitat:
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Woodland, open forest |
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Diet:
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Mainly insects, occ. Fruit, mostly in trees |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
East Yorkshire, 2003
(Lassey, P.A. 2005. British Birds 98:542-546)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
2
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Summary of Records by Year
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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:
Shetland
(2003),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(2003),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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Split from Ficedula parva
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Rødstrubet Fluesnapper | Dutch: Oostelijke kleine vliegenvanger |
| Finnish: | French: Gobemouche à menton roux |
| German: Zwergschnäpper-albicilla | Hungarian: |
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| Polish: Mucholówka rdzawogardla | Portuguese: |
| Spanish: | Swedish: Taigaflugsnappare |
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