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British Population Size:
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Summer:
695 thousand territories
in 2000
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First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
chloris GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Villages
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Also common in:
Towns
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And found in:
Arable Farmland, Pasture Farmland
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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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European Population Size:
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Summer:
13 to 30 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:
WCA(III), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.2 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
190
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Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
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4.72 ± 0.74 (2 - 7) N = 3438
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Incubation:
14- 15 days
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13.70 ± 1.42 (11 - 16.5) N = 3437
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
14 - 16days
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14.92 ± 2.12 (11 - 18.5) N = 3724
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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:
10 May (5 Apr - 5 Jul)
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Number of Broods:
2
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.443
± 0.006
(M:0.468
± 0.015;
F:0.472
± 0.019)
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Juvenile Survival:
0.416 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
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Typical Lifespan:
2
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
12 years 8 months 26 days (set in 2010)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
B
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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87.7 ± 4.2
Range
74.0 - 99.0 mm, (N = 118743)
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Juvenile:
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87.6 ± 2.3
Range
74.0 - 99.0 mm, (N = 178186)
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Male:
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88.8 ± 4.1
Range
74.0 - 99.0 mm, (N = 65831)
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Female:
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86.3 ± 4.0
Range
74.0 - 98.0 mm, (N = 52565)
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Weight
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Adult:
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27.57 ± 4.06
Range
19.80 - 34.90 g , (N =96718)
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Juvenile:
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27.0 ± 1.8
Range
19.8 - 34.9 . , (N =140453)
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Male:
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27.46 ± 3.63
Range
19.80 - 34.90 g , (N =53386)
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Female:
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27.73 ± 4.54
Range
19.80 - 34.90 g , (N =43027)
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Seasonal:
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Summer 27.77 ± 1.89 (N = 34697)
Autumn 27.81 ± 1.73 (N = 28459)
Winter 27.75 ± 1.89 (N = 95729)
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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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European Greenfinch
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Previously Carduelis chloris
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Gaelic:
Glaisean-daraich
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Welsh:
Llinos Werdd
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Danish:
Grřnirisk
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Dutch:
Groenling
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Finnish:
Viherpeippo
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French:
Verdier
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German:
Grünling
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Hungarian:
Zöldike
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Icelandic:
Grćnfinka
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Irish:
Glasán Darach
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Italian:
Verdone
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Norwegian:
Grřnnfink
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Polish:
Dzwoniec
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Portuguese:
Verdilhăo-comum
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Spanish:
Verderón
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Swedish:
Grönfink
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
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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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