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Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
, PINGR
EURING No:
16990
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:
enucleator recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
32 cm
Weight:
M/F: 56 g
Scientific name from:
L.: pinus =pine + colere =to dwell
and L.: enucleare =to remove the kernel
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia nw North America, WINTERS: south to c Europe, n China, c US
Habitat:
Open coniferous forest
Diet:
Buds, shoots, seeds (esp spruce, other conifers), berries esp. rowan
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Tyne & Wear, 1820s
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
5
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Fife
(1954),
Shetland
(2000),
North-east England:
Durham
(1831),
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
Nottinghamshire
(1890),
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
,
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Krognæb
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
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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