Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos [SG Gmelin, 1771] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
EL, PINBU
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EURING No: 18560 | |
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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:
leucocepahlos recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 28 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 30 g
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Scientific name from:
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old German: embritz=bunting and Gr.: leukos + kephalos=head |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e&c Asia, WINTERS: south to Middle East & s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Open woodland, scrub |
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Diet:
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Seeds, summer, insects, on ground and in low bushes |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Fair Isle, 1911
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
45
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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
(1976),
Outer Hebrides
(2005),
Orkney
(1995),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
Durham
(1998),
Northumberland
(1992),
East Yorkshire
(2004),
North Yorkshire
(2001),
South Yorkshire
(1996),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Worcestershire
(2005),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1992),
Lincolnshire
(1995),
Norfolk
(2004),
Suffolk
(1995),
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South-east England:
Greater London
(1992),
Surrey
(1989),
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South-west England:
Devon
(2004),
Dorset
(1975),
Isles of Scilly
(1985),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(2001),
Pembrokeshire
(2000),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Hvidkindet værling | Dutch: Witkopgors |
| Finnish: Mäntysirkku | French: Bruant à calotte blanche |
| German: Fichtenammer | Hungarian: Fenyosármány |
| Icelandic: Lerkitittlingur | Irish: Gealóg Phéine |
| Italian: Zigolo golarossa | Norwegian: Hvithodespurv |
| Polish: Trznadel bialoglowy | Portuguese: Escrevedeira de Gmelin |
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Spanish:
Escribano cabeciblanco
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Swedish: Tallsparv |
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