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Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia [A Wilson, 1810]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Emberizidae
BTO Codes:
, SONSP
EURING No:
18350
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:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 39 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
21 cm
Weight:
M/F: 25 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: melos =song + spiza =a finch
and L.: melodius =melodious
World Distribution:
North America
Habitat:
Damp scrub, towns
Diet:
In summer, insects and other arthropods, in winter seeds, insects and some fruit
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1959
(Davis, P. & Dennis, R.H. 1959. British Birds 52:419-421)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
7
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
April/May
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(1989),
North-east England:
North-west England:
Lancashire
(1994),
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Gwynedd
(1970),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Llwyd Persain
Danish:
Sangspurv
Dutch:
Zanggors
Finnish:
Laulusirkku
French:
Bruant chanteur
German:
Singammer
Hungarian:
Dalos sármánpinty
Icelandic:
Ómtittlingur
Irish:
Italian:
Passero cantore
Norwegian:
Sangspurv
Polish:
Pasówka spiewna
Portuguese:
Escrevedeira-melódica
Spanish:
Chingolo melodioso
Swedish:
Sĺngsparv
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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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