Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus [Say, 1823] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
, LARSP
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EURING No: 18240 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
grammacus recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 26 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 29 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: khondros=a seed + edestes=an eater and Gr.: grammikos=striped (from gramme=line) |
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World Distribution:
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North America |
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Habitat:
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Prairie, farmland |
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Diet:
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In summer, insects and seeds, in winter mostly seeds |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Suffolk, 1981
(Charlton, D. 1995. British Birds 88:395-400)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
2
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
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Suffolk
(1981),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Lærkesperv | Dutch: Roodoorgors |
| Finnish: Sydänsirkku | French: Bruant à joues marron |
| German: Rainammer | Hungarian: Pacsirtaveréb |
| Icelandic: Nóntittlingur | Irish: |
| Italian: Passero calandra | Norwegian: Lerkespurv |
| Polish: Nieszporek polny | Portuguese: |
| Spanish: Chingolo arlequín | Swedish: Lärksparv |
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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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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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