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Rock Bunting Emberiza cia [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Emberizidae
BTO Codes:
, ROCBU
EURING No:
18600
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
cia recorded in Britain (of 6 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 25 g
Scientific name from:
old German: embritz =bunting
and Italian (Genovese) name for Rock Bunting (imitative of its call)
World Distribution:
Locally in s Europe, Near East, c Asia
Habitat:
Open scrub
Diet:
Seeds, esp grasses, summer, invertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
West Sussex, 1902
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
2
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Gwynedd
(1967),
Other Names
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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