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Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala   [Pallas, 1776]
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Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
BTO Codes: , EURING No: 18530
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: spodocephala recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 22 cm Weight: -    
Scientific name from: old German: embritz=bunting and Gr.: spodos=ashes + kephalos=headed
World Distribution: BREEDS: e&c Asia, WINTERS: south to se Asia
Habitat: Open woodland, scrub
Diet:
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Greater Manchester, 1994 (Alker, P.J. 1997. British Birds 90:549-561)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 5 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Fife (2001), Shetland (2001),
   North-east England: Northumberland (1999), East Yorkshire (2004),
   North-west England: Lancashire (1994),
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: No Records
   South-east England: No Records
   South-west England: Devon (2001),
   Wales: No Records
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Gråhovedet værling Dutch: Maskergors
Finnish: Harmaapääsirkku French: Bruant masqué
German: Maskenammer Hungarian: Szürkefeju sármány
Icelandic: Kofratittlingur Irish:
Italian: Zigolo mascherato Norwegian: Gråhodespurv
Polish: Trznadel szaroglowy Portuguese: Escrevedeira-mascarada
Spanish: Escribano enmascarado Swedish: Gråhuvad sparv
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.21, Jun 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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