Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret [Statius Müller, 1776] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Carduelidae |
BTO Codes:
LR, LESRE
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EURING No: 16634 | |
Number in Britain:
25 thousand pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 22 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 11 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: carduelis=the goldfinch and Old Dutch: cambret=entertainment offered at a restaurant |
World Distribution:
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Britain & c Europe |
Habitat:
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Woodland, birch/willow scrub |
Diet:
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Very small seeds, esp birch, invertebrates in summer, forages mostly in trees |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
25 thousand pairs
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
1678
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Conservation Status:
RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
Unavailable
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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:
17 x 13 mm
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Egg Weight: 1.4 g (of which 5 % is shell) | ||||
Number of Nest Records:
8
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Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
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4.49 ± 0.83 (2 - 7) N = 203
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Incubation:
12- 12 days
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11.64 ± 1.05 (10 - 13.5) N = 203 | by the: Female |
Fledging:
14 - 15days
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14.11 ± 1.19 (12 - 16.5) N = 227 |
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
29 May (9 May - 14 Jul)
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Number of Broods:
2
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.425
(M:0.410
± 0.011;
F:0.440
± 0.014)
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Juvenile Survival:
0.431 (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:
6 years 0 months 26 days (set in 1997)
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Other Names |
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| Common Redpoll | |
Split from Carduelis flammea
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| 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 |
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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] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on Google Scholar
or Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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