Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
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BTO Codes:
, ROBGR
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EURING No: 18870 | |
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Number in Britain:
0 records/year
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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:
20 cm
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Wingspan: 32 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 46 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: pheuktikos=shy and after Louisiana, US |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: c&e North America, WINTERS: Mexico to nw South America |
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Habitat:
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Deciduous forest & woodland |
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Diet:
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Insects, fruit and seeds |
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TitBit:
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The nest of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak is so thinly constructed that eggs often can be seen from below through the nest. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1966 (Cork, 1962)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
21
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(2005),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1991),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1975),
Norfolk
(2006),
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South-east England:
Isle of Wight
(1995),
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South-west England:
Devon
(2001),
Isles of Scilly
(2007),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1983),
Pembrokeshire
(1988),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gylfindew Brongoch |
| Danish: Rosenbrystet kćrnebider | Dutch: Roodborstkardinaal |
| Finnish: Punarintakardinaali | French: Cardinal ŕ poitrine rose |
| German: Rosenbrust-Kernknacker | Hungarian: Pirosbegyu meggyvágó |
| Icelandic: Tigultáti | Irish: Gobach Mór Broinnrósach |
| Italian: Beccogrosso pettorosa | Norwegian: Rosenbrysttykknebb |
| Polish: Luszcz strojny | Portuguese: Bico-grosso-tricolor |
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Spanish:
Candelo tricolor
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Swedish: Brokig kardinal |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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