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This species is occasionally a host of parasitic cuckoos, such as the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), but this is minimal because the common blackbird recognizes the adult of the parasitic species and its non-mimetic eggs. [44] In the UK, only three nests of 59,770 examined (0.005%) contained cuckoo eggs. [45]
Bird species admitted to the British List are those in BOU categories A, B or C: A: species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1 January 1950. B: species that were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once between 1 January 1800 and 31 December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in England.The avifauna of England include a total of 625 species, of which 14 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).
Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) is protected in the United States under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, [10] however exceptions are granted under 50 CFR part 21 (2014) [11] for animals committing or about to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in ...
Icterids make up a family of small- to medium-sized, often colorful, New-World passerine birds. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. The species in the family vary widely in size, shape, behavior and coloration. Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula (A) Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus (A)
The yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird with a yellow head. It is the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus . Their scientific name derives from the Greek word for yellow, xanthous , and the word for head, cephalus .
The Macmillan Field Guides to Bird Identification are two small bird field guides. Volume 1, The Macmillan Field Guide to Bird Identification , illustrated by Alan Harris and Laurel Tucker , with text by Keith Vinicombe , was originally published in 1989, covered British birds.
The red deer is the largest native mammal species, and is common throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The other indigenous species is the roe deer . The common fallow deer was not naturally present Britain during the Holocene, having been brought over from France by the Normans in the late 11th century.