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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
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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), Northumberland (1975), East Yorkshire (2004), North Yorkshire (1861),
   North-west England: No Records
   English Midlands: Nottinghamshire (1890),
   Eastern England: Cambridgeshire ,
   South-east England: Berkshire (1901), Hampshire , Kent (1971), Greater London (1846),
   South-west England: Cornwall ,
   Wales: No Records
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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
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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
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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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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