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American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Parulidae
BTO Codes:
AD , AMERE
EURING No:
17550
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:
14 cm
Wingspan:
20 cm
Weight:
M/F: 9 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: ses =a moth + phagein =eat
and L.: rutilus =red + cilla =tail
World Distribution:
BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: south to nw South America
Habitat:
Deciduous forest, open woodland
Diet:
Mostly insects, some fruit
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Cornwall, 1967
(Allsopp, E.M.P. et al. 1970. British Birds 63:151-153)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
5
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
October/November
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1983),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Amerikansk rødstjert
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Roodstaart
Finnish:
Loistokerttuli
French:
Paruline flamboyante
German:
Schnäpperwaldsänger
Hungarian:
Amerikai rozsdafarkú
Icelandic:
Húmskríkja
Irish:
Earrdeargán Meiriceánach
Italian:
Codirosso americano
Norwegian:
Rødstjertsanger
Polish:
Lasówka szkarlatna
Portuguese:
Toutinegra-de-cauda-ruiva
Spanish:
Candelita
Swedish:
Amerikansk rödstjärt
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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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