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Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus   [MHK Lichtenstein, 1823]
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Order: Passeriformes Family: Carduelidae
BTO Codes: , TRUFI EURING No: 16760
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: Not a species of concern
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Accidental
Subspecies: undetermined recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 26 cm Weight: M/F: 22 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: bukanetes=trumpeter and resembling corncockle Githago
World Distribution: n Africa, Near & Middle East, c Asia
Habitat: Arid open country
Diet: Seeds, grass shoots, leaves, usually on ground, will dig deeply
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Suffolk, 1971 (Wallace, D.I.M. et al. 1977. British Birds 70:45-49)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 7 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Highland (1992), Orkney (1981),
   North-east England: Northumberland (1987),
   North-west England: No Records
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: Essex (1985), Suffolk (1971),
   South-east England: West Sussex (1984),
   South-west England: No Records
   Wales: No Records
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Ørkendompap Dutch: Woestijnvink
Finnish: Aavikkotulkku French: Bouvreuil githagine
German: Wüstengimpel Hungarian: Sivatagi süvölto
Icelandic: Lúðurfinka Irish:
Italian: Trombettiere Norwegian: Ørkendompap
Polish: Gilak pustynny Portuguese: Pintarrôxo-trombeteiro
Spanish: Camachuelo trompetero Swedish: Ökentrumpetare
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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