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Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret   [Statius Müller, 1776]
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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: AMBER
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
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Population and Distribution
Population Trend: Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends: Scotland   England   English Regions
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British Population Size:
    Summer: 25 thousand pairs in 2000     Note: Best estimate
    First Record: 1678
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
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III)
Survey Results: BirdTrack
Winter Farmland Bird Survey
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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 - 14) N = 203 by the: Female
Fledging: 14 - 15 days 14.11 ± 1.19 (12 - 17) 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: No data Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: 1 year Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: 6yr0m
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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
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Other Names
Split from C. flammea
Gaelic: Dearcan-seilich Welsh: Llinos Bengoch
Danish: Lille 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
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London [598.982 NEW]
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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