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Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus [Lafresnaye, 1848]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
, GRATH
EURING No:
90001
Number in Britain:
1 record/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
30 cm
Weight:
M/F: 29 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: katharos =pure, clear
and L.: minimus =smallest
World Distribution:
BREEDS: N North America & ne Siberia, WINTERS: South America
Habitat:
Coniferous forest, tall scrub
Diet:
Insects and other arthropods
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1953
(Knox, A. 1996. British Birds 89:1-9)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
44
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Moray & Nairn
(1965),
Outer Hebrides
(1989),
Orkney
(2001),
Shetland
(2003),
North-east England:
Durham
,
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1998),
Devon
,
Wales:
Gwynedd
(1971),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Bronfraith Fochlwyd
Danish:
Gråkindet skovdrossel
Dutch:
Grijswangdwerglijster
Finnish:
Pohjanrastas
French:
Grive ā joues grises
German:
Grauwangendrossel
Hungarian:
Eszaki törperigķ
Icelandic:
Hlyraūröstur
Irish:
Smķlach Glasleicneach
Italian:
Tordo di Baird
Norwegian:
Gråkinnskogstrast
Polish:
Drozdek szarolicy
Portuguese:
Tordo-de-face-cinzenta
Spanish:
Zorzal carigrís
Swedish:
Gråkindad skogstrast
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Books and Monographs:
No books written recently
See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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