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Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Parulidae
BTO Codes:
, BAWWA
EURING No:
17200
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: mnion =moss + tilo =to pluck
and L.: varius =variegated
World Distribution:
BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: south to nw South America
Habitat:
Deciduous forest
Diet:
Insects, esp caterpillars, msotly from tree trunks
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Shetland, 1936
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
12
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(1936),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1983),
Devon
(1987),
Wales:
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Telor Brith
Danish:
Sorthvid sanger
Dutch:
Bonte Zanger
Finnish:
Kiipijäkerttu
French:
Paruline noir et blanc
German:
Kletterwaldsänger
Hungarian:
Bibirke
Icelandic:
Klifurskríkja
Irish:
Ceolaire Dubh is Bán
Italian:
Parula bianca e negra
Norwegian:
Svarthvit skogsanger
Polish:
Pstroszka
Portuguese:
Riscadinha
Spanish:
Reinita trepadora
Swedish:
Svartvit skogssångare
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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