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Scarlet Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus [Pallas, 1770]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
SQ , SCARO
EURING No:
16790
Number in Britain:
146 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
erythrinus recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 23 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: karpos =fruit + dakos =a biter
and L.: erythros =red + -inus =possessing
World Distribution:
BREEDS: e Europe, n&c Asia, WINTERS: s Asia
Habitat:
Damp woodland, farmland
Diet:
Seeds, buds, other plant material, some insects
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Passage:
146 individuals
Summer:
0 to 4 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1869
First Breeding Record:
Highland Region 1982
Latest Survey:
Wallace, D.I.M. ((1999)) British Birds 92:445-471
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
500 thousand to 1.1 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
Incubation:
11 - 12 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
10 - 13 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
20
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few ringed in Britain, but Finland : 8yr 11m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A or B
Wing Length
Adult:
83.2 ± 2.7
Range
79 - 88 mm, N =37
Juvenile:
81.8 ± 2.1
79 - 86 mm, N =90
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
23.38 ± 2.29
Range
19.80 - 26.90 g , N =37
Juvenile:
23.11 ± 2.89
19.30 - 28.60 g , N =85
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common Rosefinch, Scarlet Grosbeak
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Llinos Goch
Danish:
Karmindompap
Dutch:
Roodmus
Finnish:
Punavarpunen
French:
Roselin cramoisi
German:
Karmingimpel
Hungarian:
Karmazsinpirók
Icelandic:
Rósafinka
Irish:
Rósghlasán Coiteann
Italian:
Ciuffolotto scarlatto
Norwegian:
Rosenfink
Polish:
Dziwonia zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Pintarrôxo-carmíneo
Spanish:
Camachuelo carminoso
Swedish:
Rosenfink
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
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