Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Carduelidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 16990 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
enucleator recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 32 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 56 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: pinus=pine + colere=to dwell and L.: enucleare=to remove the kernel |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n Eurasia nw North America, WINTERS: south to c Europe, n China, c US |
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Habitat:
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Open coniferous forest |
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Diet:
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Buds, shoots, seeds (esp spruce, other conifers), berries esp. rowan |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Durham, 1831
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
5
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(1954),
Shetland
(2000),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1975),
East Yorkshire
(2004),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Nottinghamshire
(1890),
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
Kent
(1971),
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South-west England:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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Danish:
Krognæb
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Dutch: Haakbek |
| Finnish: Taviokuurna | French: Durbec des sapins |
| German: Hakengimpel | Hungarian: Nagy pirók |
| Icelandic: Krókfinka | Irish: |
| Italian: Ciuffolotto delle pinete | Norwegian: Konglebit |
| Polish: Luskowiec zwyczajny | Portuguese: Pintarrôxo-de-bico-grosso |
| Spanish: Camachuelo picogrueso | Swedish: Tallbit |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London [598.982 NEW] | |
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
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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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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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