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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:
Not Assessed
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:
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Greater Manchester, 1994
(Alker, P.J. 1997. British Birds 90:549-561)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
5
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(2001),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Devon
(2001),
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
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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