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Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Emberizidae
BTO Codes:
CL , CIRBU
EURING No:
18580
Number in Britain:
707.5 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 25 g
Scientific name from:
old German: embritz =bunting
and Italian (Bolognese) name for a bunting
World Distribution:
s&w Europe
Habitat:
Woodland edge, scrub
Diet:
Seeds, esp grass, cereals, invertebrates in summer, usually on ground
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
645 to 770 pairs
in 2003
First Record:
1800
Latest Survey:
Wooton, S. et al. (2004) British Birds 97:376-384
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
2 to 5.2 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
21 x 16 mm
Egg Weight:
2.9 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
7
Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
3.57 ± 0.81 (2 - 6) N = 70
Incubation:
13 - 14 days
13.36 ± 0.64 (13 - 15) N = 70
by the:
Female
Fledging:
12 - 13 days
11.91 ± 0.92 (10 - 14) N = 132
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
21 Jun (6 May - 5 Aug)
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Number Ringed:
26
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
1yr6m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
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
Spanish:
Escribano soteńo
Swedish:
Häcksparv
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