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British Population Size:
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Summer:
158 thousand territories
in 2000
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First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
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Races of Concern:
pileata AMBER (Recent Decline)
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UK Biodiversity Action Plan
(Lead Partner: RSPB)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Scrub
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Also common in:
Deciduous Wood
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And found in:
Pasture Farmland, Villages, Coniferous Wood
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2.8 to 6 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
19 x 15 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
89
(more would be welcome!)
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Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
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4.62 ± 0.74 (2 - 8) N = 1357
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Incubation:
14- 16 days
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14.31 ± 1.82 (11.5 - 17.5) N = 1357
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
15 - 17days
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15.64 ± 1.89 (12 - 19) N = 1326
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as:
Altricial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
17 May (29 Apr - 21 Jul)
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Number of Broods:
2(3)
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.419
± 0.012
(M:0.387
± 0.034;
F:0.046
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Juvenile Survival:
0.334 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
2
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
9 years 2 months 9 days (set in 1975)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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82.2 ± 2.3
Range
71.0 - 93.0 mm, (N = 12357)
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Juvenile:
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81.9 ± 2.2
Range
71.0 - 93.0 mm, (N = 30477)
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Male:
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82.9 ± 2.1
Range
72.0 - 93.0 mm, (N = 7083)
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Female:
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81.1 ± 2.1
Range
71.0 - 93.0 mm, (N = 5246)
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Weight
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Adult:
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22.53 ± 1.84
Range
14.90 - 29.40 g , (N =9819)
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Juvenile:
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21.4 ± 1.6
Range
14.8 - 29.4 . , (N =26647)
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Male:
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22.30 ± 1.73
Range
14.90 - 29.40 g , (N =5639)
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Female:
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22.86 ± 1.89
Range
15.70 - 29.40 g , (N =4158)
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Seasonal:
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Summer 22.11 ± 1.68 (N = 14281)
Autumn 22.20 ± 1.52 (N = 4588)
Winter 23.39 ± 1.68 (N = 7543)
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Common / Eurasian Bullfinch
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Gaelic:
Corcan-coille
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Welsh:
Coch y Berllan
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Danish:
Dompap
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Dutch:
Goudvink
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Finnish:
Punatulku
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French:
Bouvreuil pivoine
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German:
Gimpel
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Hungarian:
Süvölto
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Icelandic:
Dómpápi
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Irish:
Corcrán Coille
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Italian:
Ciuffolotto
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Norwegian:
Dompap
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Polish:
Gil zwyczajny
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Portuguese:
Dom-fafe
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Spanish:
Camachuelo común
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Swedish:
Domherre
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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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Newton, I. 1993 Studies of West Palearctic birds: Bullfinch British Birds 86:638-648
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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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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Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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