White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
, WHTSP
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EURING No: 18400 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 24 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 26 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: zone=girdle + trikhos=hair and L.: albus=white + Mod. L. collus=neck |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS n North America, WINTERS: south to Mexico |
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Habitat:
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Open woodland, bogs |
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Diet:
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In summer, insects and some fruit, in winter, mostly small seeds and fruit |
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TitBit:
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Occurs in two colour forms (white and tan crowned), males of both types prefer females with white stripes, but both females prefer tan-striped males, so birds usually mate with the opposite morph. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Western Isles, 1909
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
27
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Highland
(1970),
Outer Hebrides
(1909),
Orkney
(1996),
Shetland
(2006),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(2007),
East Yorkshire
(2004),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(2003),
Cumbria
(1965),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Lincolnshire
(1992),
Suffolk
(1992),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2007),
West Sussex
(1968),
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South-west England:
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1967),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Llwyd Gyddfwyn |
| Danish: Hvidstrubet spurv | Dutch: Witkeelgors |
| Finnish: Valkokurkkusirkku | French: Bruant à gorge blanche |
| German: Weißkehlammer | Hungarian: Fehértorkú sármánpinty |
| Icelandic: Hörputittlingur | Irish: Gealbhan Píbgheal |
| Italian: Passero golabianca | Norwegian: Hvitstrupespurv |
| Polish: Pasówka bialogardla | Portuguese: Escrevedeira-de-garganta-branca |
| Spanish: Chingolo gorgiblanco | Swedish: Vitstrupig sparv |
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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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