Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis [Temminck, 1815] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Muscicapidae |
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BTO Codes:
, COLFL
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EURING No: 13480 | |
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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:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
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Wingspan: 24 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 14 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. collus=neck |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: c&se Europe, WINTERS: tropical & s Africa |
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Habitat:
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Open forest, woodland, towns |
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Diet:
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Arthropods, caterpillars (esp. for nestlings), frequently hunts from perch |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Shetland, 1947
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
25
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Most Likely to Occur in:
May
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Angus & Dundee
(1997),
Northeast
(1999),
Outer Hebrides
(1992),
Orkney
(1999),
Shetland
(2006),
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North-east England:
North Yorkshire
(1985),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1964),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1979),
Norfolk
(1995),
Suffolk
(1985),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1984),
West Sussex
(2002),
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South-west England:
Isles of Scilly
(1984),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1957),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwybedog Torchog |
| Danish: Hvidhalset fluesnapper | Dutch: Withalsvliegenvanger |
| Finnish: Sepelsieppo | French: Gobemouche ā collier occidental |
| German: Halsbandschnäpper | Hungarian: Örvös légykapķ |
| Icelandic: Trafgrípur | Irish: |
| Italian: Balia dal collare | Norwegian: Halsbåndfluesnapper |
| Polish: Mucholķwka bialoszyja | Portuguese: Papa-moscas-de-colar |
| Spanish: Papamoscas collarino | Swedish: Halsbandsflugsnappare |
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