Rock Bunting Emberiza cia [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
, ROCBU
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EURING No: 18600 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
?cia recorded in Britain (of 6 subsp. in the world)
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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 (Genovese) name for Rock Bunting (imitative of its call) |
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World Distribution:
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Locally in s Europe, Near East, c Asia |
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Habitat:
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Open scrub |
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Diet:
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Seeds, esp grasses, summer, invertebrates |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
West Sussex, 1902
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
2
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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:
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1965),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
Kent
(1905),
West Sussex
(1902),
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South-west England:
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1967),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Western Rock Bunting | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Bras y Graig |
| Danish: Klippevćrling | Dutch: Grijze gors |
| Finnish: Vuorisirkku | French: Bruant fou |
| German: Zippammer | Hungarian: Bajszos sármány |
| Icelandic: Steintittlingur | Irish: |
| Italian: Zigolo muciatto | Norwegian: Klippespurv |
| Polish: Gluszek | Portuguese: Cia |
| Spanish: Escribano montesino | Swedish: Klippsparv |
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