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British Population Size:
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Summer:
68 thousand territories
in 2000
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First Record:
1713
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Conservation Status:
RED
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Recent Breeding Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
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Races of Concern:
montanus RED (Recent Decline)
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UK Biodiversity Action Plan
(Lead Partner: RSPB)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland
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And found in:
Pasture Farmland, Villages
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
16 to 28 million pairs
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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)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
20 x 14 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 7 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
593
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Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
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5.05 ± 0.92 (2 - 9) N = 3223
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Incubation:
12- 13 days
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12.80 ± 1.19 (11 - 15) N = 3223
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by the:
Male + Female
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Fledging:
15 - 18days
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15.94 ± 1.75 (12.5 - 18) N = 3534
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as:
Altricial, naked
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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:
17 May (23 Apr - 16 Jul)
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Number of Broods:
2-3
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.433
± 0.067
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
1
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Typical Lifespan:
2
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Maximum Recorded Age:
10 years 10 months 20 days (set in 1996)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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69.5 ± 2.0
Range
59.0 - 79.0 mm, (N = 5335)
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Juvenile:
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66.2 ± 2.0
Range
58.0 - 76.0 mm, (N = 7586)
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Male:
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70.3 ± 1.7
Range
64.0 - 75.0 mm, (N = 169)
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Female:
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68.2 ± 1.9
Range
60.0 - 78.0 mm, (N = 267)
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Weight
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Adult:
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21.13 ± 1.33
Range
15.00 - 27.50 g , (N =4538)
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Juvenile:
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19.8 ± 1.6
Range
14.8 - 26.1 . , (N =6998)
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Male:
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21.12 ± 1.56
Range
17.00 - 25.00 g , (N =149)
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Female:
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21.40 ± 1.75
Range
16.10 - 27.50 g , (N =195)
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Seasonal:
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Summer 21.32 ± 1.52 (N = 2016)
Autumn 21.25 ± 1.50 (N = 301)
Winter 21.24 ± 1.37 (N = 7613)
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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 Tree Sparrow
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Gaelic:
Gealbhonn-nan-craobh
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Welsh:
Golfan y Mynydd
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Danish:
Skovspurv
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Dutch:
Ringmus
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Finnish:
Pikkuvarpunen
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French:
Moineau friquet
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German:
Feldsperling
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Hungarian:
Mezei veréb
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Icelandic:
Trjáspör
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Irish:
Gealbhan Crainn
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Italian:
Passera mattugia
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Norwegian:
Pilfink
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Polish:
Mazurek
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Portuguese:
Pardal-montez
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Spanish:
Gorrión molinero
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Swedish:
Pilfink
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Summers-Smith, J.D. 1988 The sparrows: a study of the genus Passer Poyser, Calton
[598.972 SUM]
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Summers-Smith, J.D. 1995 The tree sparrow Self-published, Guisborough
[598.972 SUM]
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Summers-Smith, J.D. 1998 Studies of West Palearctic birds: Tree Sparrow British Birds 91:124-138
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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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All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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