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Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret [Statius Müller, 1776]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
LR, LESRE
EURING No:
16634
Number in Britain:
25 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
M/F: 11 g
Scientific name from:
L.: carduelis =the goldfinch
and Old Dutch: cambret =entertainment offered at a restaurant
World Distribution:
Britain & c Europe
Habitat:
Woodland, birch/willow scrub
Diet:
Very small seeds, esp birch, invertebrates in summer, forages mostly in trees
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
25 thousand pairs
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
1678
Conservation Status:
RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Coniferous Wood
And found in:
Scrub
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
Unavailable
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
17 x 13 mm
Egg Weight:
1.4 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
8
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.49 ± 0.83 (2 - 7) N = 203
Incubation:
12- 12 days
11.64 ± 1.05 (10 - 13.5) N = 203
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14 - 15days
14.11 ± 1.19 (12 - 16.5) N = 227
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
29 May (9 May - 14 Jul)
Number of Broods:
2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
2865
Adult Survival:
0.425
(M:0.410
± 0.011;
F:0.440
± 0.014)
Juvenile Survival:
0.431 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr 0m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
70.4 ± 1.9
Range
67 - 74 mm, N =2411
Juvenile:
70.3 ± 1.9
67 - 73 mm, N =3565
Male:
71.4 ± 1.7
69 - 74 mm, N =986
Female:
69.7 ± 1.7
67 - 73 mm, N =699
Weight
Adult:
10.99 ± 0.81
Range
9.80 - 12.40 g , N =2030
Juvenile:
10.84 ± 0.73
9.80 - 12.10 g , N =2430
Male:
11.21 ± 0.80
10.00 - 12.50 g , N =813
Female:
10.88 ± 0.80 .
9.60 - 12.20 g , N =541
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Split from C. flammea
Gaelic:
Dearcan-seilich
Welsh:
Llinos Bengoch
Danish:
Stor Gråsisken
Dutch:
Kleine barmsijs
Finnish:
French:
Sizerin alpin
German:
Alpenbirkenzeisig
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Deargéadan
Italian:
Organetto minore
Norwegian:
Polish:
Czeczotka brazowa
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Swedish:
Gråsiska
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
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