Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
CL, CIRBU
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EURING No: 18580 | |
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Number in Britain:
862 pairs (Summer)
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 24 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 25 g
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Scientific name from:
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old German: embritz=bunting and Italian (Bolognese) name for a bunting |
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World Distribution:
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s&w Europe |
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Habitat:
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Woodland edge, scrub |
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Diet:
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Seeds, esp grass, cereals, invertebrates in summer, usually on ground |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
862 pairs
in 2009
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First Record:
1800
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Latest Survey:
Stanbury, A. et al. (2010) British Birds 103:702-711
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Conservation Status:
RED
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
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UK Biodiversity Action Plan
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2 to 5.2 million pairs
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
21 x 16 mm
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Egg Weight: 2.9 g (of which 6 % is shell) | ||||
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Number of Nest Records:
7
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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3.57 ± 0.81 (2 - 6) N = 70
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Incubation:
13- 14 days
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13.36 ± 0.64 (13 - 14.5) N = 70 | by the: Female |
Fledging:
12 - 13days
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11.91 ± 0.92 (10 - 13.5) N = 132 |
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
21 Jun (6 May - 5 Aug)
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Number of Broods:
2(3)
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Number Ringed:
26
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
1 years 6 months 7 days (set in 1992)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Bras Ffrainc |
| Danish: Gćrdevćrling | Dutch: Cirlgors |
| Finnish: Pensassirkku | French: Bruant zizi |
| German: Zaunammer | Hungarian: Sövénysármány |
| Icelandic: Álmtittlingur | Irish: |
| Italian: Zigolo nero | Norwegian: Hekkspurv |
| Polish: Cierlik | Portuguese: Escrevedeira-de-garganta-preta |
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Spanish:
Escribano soteńo
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Swedish: Häcksparv |
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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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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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