Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica [Pallas, 1776] |
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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:
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EURING No: 18730 | |
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Number in Britain:
9 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
15 cm
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Wingspan: 23 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 20 g
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Scientific name from:
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old German: embritz=bunting and L.: rusticus=rural |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: ne Europe, n Asia, WINTERS: China & Japan |
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Habitat:
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Taiga, wet woodland |
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Diet:
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Mostly seeds, insects and spiders in breeding season, often in damp or marshy places |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
East Sussex, 1867
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
430
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Bras Gwledig |
| Danish: Pileværling | Dutch: Bosgors |
| Finnish: Pohjansirkku | French: Bruant rustique |
| German: Waldammer | Hungarian: Erdei sármány |
| Icelandic: Hrístittlingur | Irish: Gealóg Thuathúil |
| Italian: Zigolo boschereccio | Norwegian: Vierspurv |
| Polish: Trznadel czubaty | Portuguese: Escrevedeira-rústica |
| Spanish: Escribano rústico | Swedish: Videsparv |
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