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Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica [Hartert, 1904]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
CY , SCOCR
EURING No:
16670
Number in Britain:
775 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
1 Global Conservation Concern; Data Deficient
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
30 cm
Weight:
M/F: 44 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: loxos =crosswise
and after Scotland
World Distribution:
n Scotland
Habitat:
Pine forest
Diet:
Conifer seeds, primarily Scots Pine
TitBit:
This is the only species of bird to breed regularly only in Britain, and nowhere else in the world
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
300 to 1250 pairs
in 1988
Note: Best estimate
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
300 to 1 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
22 x 16 mm
Egg Weight:
2.8 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
Incubation:
12 - 14 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
20 - 22 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Number Ringed:
13
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
2yr11m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Check with Ringing Unit
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Cam-ghob
Welsh:
Danish:
Skotsk korsnćb
Dutch:
Schotse Krisbek
Finnish:
Skotlanninkäpylintu
French:
Beccroise d'Écosse
German:
Schottischer Kreuzschnabel
Hungarian:
Skót keresztcsoru
Icelandic:
Skotanefur
Irish:
Italian:
Crociere di Scozia
Norwegian:
Skottekorsnebb
Polish:
Krzyzodziób szkocki
Portuguese:
Gruza-bico-escocés
Spanish:
Piquituerto escocés
Swedish:
Skotsk korsnäbb
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1975 The pine crossbills Poyser, Berkhamsted
[598.982 NET]
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