Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica [Hartert, 1904] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Carduelidae |
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BTO Codes:
CY, SCOCR
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EURING No: 16670 | |
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Number in Britain:
14 thousand individuals (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Endemic Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 30 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 44 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: loxos=crosswise and after Scotland |
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World Distribution:
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n Scotland |
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Habitat:
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Pine forest |
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Diet:
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Conifer seeds, primarily Scots Pine |
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TitBit:
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This is the only species of bird to breed regularly only in Britain, and nowhere else in the world. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
14 thousand individuals
in 2008
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Latest Survey:
Summers, R.W. & Buckland, S.T. (2011) Bird Conservation International 21:186-198
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
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Species of European Concern,
Important Breeding Population
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
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UK Biodiversity Action Plan
(Lead Partner: RSPB)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
300 to 1 thousand pairs
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Distribution in Europe
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European Species Action Plan
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
22 x 16 mm
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Egg Weight: 2.8 g (of which 5 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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Incubation:
12- 14 days
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by the: Female |
Fledging:
20 - 22days
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1(2)
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Number Ringed:
13
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
2 years 11 months 22 days (set in 1998)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
Check with Ringing Unit
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Wing Length
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1975 The pine crossbills Poyser, Berkhamsted [598.982 NET] | |
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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