Cretzschmars Bunting Emberiza caesia [Cretzschmar, 1828] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
, CREBU
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EURING No: 18680 | |
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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:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 25 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 23 g
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Scientific name from:
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old German: embritz=bunting and L.: caesius=bluish-grey |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: S Europe & Near East, WINTERS: Arabia, ne Africa |
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Habitat:
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Arid open country |
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Diet:
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Seeds and small invertebrates, almost exclusively on ground |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Fair Isle, 1967
(Dennis, R.H. 1969. British Birds 62:144-148)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
3
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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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Scotland:
Orkney
(1998),
Shetland
(1979),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Rustvĉrling | Dutch: Bruinkeelortolaan |
| Finnish: Ruostekurkkusirkku | French: Bruant cendrillard |
| German: Grauortolan | Hungarian: Rozsdás sármány |
| Icelandic: Hrjósturtittlingur | Irish: |
| Italian: Ortolano grigio | Norwegian: Rustspurv |
| Polish: Trznadel modroglowy | Portuguese: Escrevedeira-cinzenta |
| Spanish: Escribano ceniciento | Swedish: Rostsparv |
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