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| Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni [Holboell, 1843] | |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Carduelidae |
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BTO Codes:
AL , ARCRE
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EURING No: 16640 | |
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Number in Britain:
17 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
hornemanni (V), exilipes (S) recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 24 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 14 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: carduelis=the goldfinch and after Jens Harnemann (1770-1841) Danish botanist and author |
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World Distribution:
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n Eurasia, n North America |
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Habitat:
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Scrub, tundra |
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Diet:
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Small seeds, esp alder, birch, willow, invertebrates in summer, forages mostly in trees |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
1855
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
795
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
October to December
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(2001),
Angus & Dundee
(1996),
Ayrshire
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Fife
(1996),
Highland
(2000),
Lothian
(1996),
Moray & Nairn
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Northeast
(1996),
Outer Hebrides
(2004),
Orkney
(2002),
Perth & Kinross
(1996),
Shetland
(2004),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1996),
Durham
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Northumberland
(1996),
East Yorkshire
(1996),
North Yorkshire
(1996),
South Yorkshire
(1996),
West Yorkshire
(1996),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(1996),
Cumbria
(1996),
Lancashire
(1996),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1996),
Leicestershire
(1996),
Northamptonshire
(1996),
Nottinghamshire
(1996),
Staffordshire
(1996),
Worcestershire
(2002),
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
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Cambridgeshire
(2001),
Essex
(1996),
Hertfordshire
(1996),
Lincolnshire
(1996),
Norfolk
(2004),
Suffolk
(1996),
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South-east England:
Kent
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Greater London
(1996),
Surrey
(1991),
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South-west England:
Dorset
(1996),
Gloucestershire
(1996),
Isles of Scilly
(1996),
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Wales:
Carmarthen
(1996),
Clwyd
(1996),
Gwynedd
(2002),
Pembrokeshire
(1996),
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Llinos Bengoch yr Arctig |
| Danish: Hvidsisken | Dutch: Witstuitbarmsijs |
| Finnish: Tundraurpiainen | French: Sizerin blanchâtre |
| German: Polarbirkenzeisig | Hungarian: Szürke zsezse |
| Icelandic: Hrímtittlingur | Irish: |
| Italian: Organetto artico | Norwegian: Polarsisik |
| Polish: Czeczotka tundrowa | Portuguese: Pintarrôxo de Hornemann |
| Spanish: Pardillo ártico | Swedish: Snösiska |
| Local Names: Hoary Redpoll | |
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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: |
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Wikipedia entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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