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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:
Not Assessed
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
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Suffolk, 1971
(Wallace, D.I.M. et al. 1977. British Birds 70:45-49)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
11
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:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
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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