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British Population Size:
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Summer:
35 to 40 thousand pairs
in 1988-91
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
1676
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline (1981-2007),
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
hypoleuca AMBER (Recent Decline)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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Migration routes:
Map of foreign ringing recoveries
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
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Average Day of First Arrival:
19 Apr
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
3 to 7 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
17 x 13 mm
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Egg Weight:
1.7 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
1515
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Clutch Size:
6 - 7 eggs
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6.56 ± 1.05 (2 - 10) N = 1025
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Incubation:
13- 15 days
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13.86 ± 1.21 (12 - 16) N = 1025
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
16 - 17days
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15.63 ± 0.98 (13.5 - 16.5) N = 914
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as:
Altricial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1(2)
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.470
(M:0.500
;
F:0.450
)
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Juvenile Survival:
0.370 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
2
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
9 years 0 months 7 days (set in 2001)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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78.0 ± 1.9
Range
71.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 2769)
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Juvenile:
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79.7 ± 1.9
Range
71.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 4125)
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Male:
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79.1 ± 1.7
Range
71.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 949)
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Female:
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77.3 ± 1.7
Range
71.0 - 84.5 mm, (N = 1788)
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Weight
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Adult:
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13.08 ± 1.47
Range
9.30 - 18.30 g , (N =1846)
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Juvenile:
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12.2 ± 1.4
Range
8.6 - 18.7 . , (N =3807)
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Male:
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12.18 ± 0.74
Range
10.00 - 16.50 g , (N =734)
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Female:
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13.70 ± 1.50
Range
9.30 - 18.30 g , (N =1094)
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Seasonal:
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Summer 13.14 ± 1.44 (N = 3404)
Autumn 12.63 ± 1.65 (N = 184)
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Eurasian Pied Flycatcher
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Gaelic:
Breacan-glas
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Welsh:
Gwybedog Brith
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Danish:
Broget fluesnapper
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Dutch:
Bonte vliegenvanger
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Finnish:
Kirjosieppo
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French:
Gobemouche noir
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German:
Trauerschnäpper
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Hungarian:
Kormos légykapó
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Icelandic:
Flekkugrípur
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Irish:
Cuilire Alabhreac
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Italian:
Balia nera
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Norwegian:
Svarthvit fluesnapper
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Polish:
Mucholówka zalobna
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Portuguese:
Papa-moscas-preto
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Spanish:
Papamoscas cerrojillo
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Swedish:
Svartvit flugsnappare
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Lundberg, A, & Alatalo, R.V. 1992 The pied flycatcher Poyser, London
[598.917 LUN]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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