Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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No population trend available
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Distribution:
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 Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
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British Population Size:
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Passage:
. individuals
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Summer:
120 individuals
in 2008
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
Suffolk, 1818
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First Breeding Record:
Norfolk 1984
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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
because
Small Breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
260 thousand to 1.1 million pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
23 x 17 mm
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Egg Weight:
3.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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3.86 ± 0.69 (2 - 5) N = 7
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Incubation:
14- 16 days
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
21 - 23days
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as:
Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1(2)
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Number Ringed:
2
(Annual Totals)
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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:
Too few birds ringed
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
B+*
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
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Welsh:
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Danish:
Stor korsnæb
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Dutch:
Grote kruisbek
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Finnish:
Isokäpylintu
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French:
Beccroisé perroquet
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German:
Kiefernkreuzschnabel
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Hungarian:
Nagy keresztcsoru
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Icelandic:
Pánefur
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Irish:
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Italian:
Crociere delle pinete
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Norwegian:
Furukorsnebb
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Polish:
Krzyzodziób sosnowy
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Portuguese:
Cruza-bico-papagaio
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Spanish:
Piquituerto lorito
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Swedish:
Större 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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Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
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Summers, R.W. 2002 Parrot Crossbills breeding in Abernethy Forest British Birds 95:4-11
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See Also:
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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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