Common Redpoll

The Mealy Redpoll is larger and paler than the Lesser Redpoll with which it often mixes, apparently without significant interbreeding though sympatry was established too recently to draw firm conclusions.

The Common Redpoll is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

One of the most popular winter finches, the common redpoll is a colorful and perky bird eagerly anticipated at birdfeeders in the colder months. Common Name: Common Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll Scientific Name: Carduelis flammea Foods: Seeds, insects, buds Habitat and Migration: Common redpolls live year round in open boreal and tundra habitats near the Arctic circle and throughout northern Canada and Alaska. More

Common RedpollCarduelis flammea Order PASSERIFORMES – Family FRINGILLIDAE Issue No. 543 Authors: Knox, Alan G., and Peter E. Lowther * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

The Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea, is a species in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic Redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs. Nominate C. f. flammea (Mealy Redpoll) breeds across the northern parts of North America and Eurasia. There is also an Icelandic subspecies, C. f. islandica, and one which breeds in Greenland and Baffin Island, C. f. rostrata (Greenland Redpoll). More

Common redpoll in Oulu, Finland. More

* Species - Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea * Common Redpoll, Pair * Common Redpoll Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5N Agency Status USFWS: none USFS: none BLM: none FWP Conservation More

Common Redpoll: Eats seeds and insects; forages chickadee-like, clinging to branch tips and weed tops for seeds, mainly from birches, alders, willows, and weeds. Also forages on the ground; reported to enter holes in snow to find food when vegetation is covered. Readily Eats Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit, Commercial Mixed Bird Seed Vocalization Common Redpole: During breeding season sings from perches or in flight. More

● Foraging & Feeding: Common Redpoll: Eats seeds and insects; forages chickadee-like, clinging to branch tips and weed tops for seeds, mainly from birches, alders, willows, and weeds. Also forages on the ground; reported to enter holes in snow to find food when vegetation is covered. More

Common Redpoll Range MapView dynamic map of eBird sightings Field MarksHelp - * Adult malePopOutZoom In Adult male * © Lang Elliott/CLO * Adult femalePopOutZoom In Adult female * © Lang Elliott/CLO Similar Species - * Pine More

The common redpoll is about 4.7–5.5 in (12–14 cm) in body length and weighs about 0.5 oz (14 g). The tail is forked and the beak is sharply pointed and has a black tip. The overall body coloration is gray-brown, with gray wings having light wing-bars, a lighter belly streaked with brown, a red crown on the top of the head, and a black patch beneath the lower mandible. More

The Common Redpoll is a small bird of only 5" in length with a wingspread around 8 3/4". The male and female resemble each other except the male has a pinkish breast. Both sexes have a crimson/red crown on the forehead, short yellow bill, blackish-brown feet, brownish-black throat, longitudinally streaked with blackish-brown, dusky tail and wings with yellowish-brown edges, lower tail-coverts are white tinged with rose and yellowish-brown scapulars. More

Ann Ellen and James Tuomey found a Common Redpoll on their thistle sock in El Prado, New Mexico, on November 26, 2007. After reporting the bird to the New Mexico Bird Records Committee, they learned that it was the first confirmed sighting of a Common Redpoll in the state of New Mexico. Ann Ellen and James submitted a Rare Bird Form to Project FeederWatch along with photos of the bird. More

The primary wild food of Common Redpolls is tree seeds. The winter finch survey is showing that redpolls are most often found in areas of moderate to heavy seed crops. The 1997-98 Perspective: * The earliest indication that 1997-98 would be a winter finch irruption year came in mid-September, with the report of Common Redpoll in northern Michigan. More

Description: The Common Redpoll is a member of the winter Finches, a group of Finches that breed in northern Canada and are generally only seen in southern, more populated areas during the winter season. A frequent visitor to backyard feeders, this lively bird is extremely social and constantly moving. Even when resting at night, members of the flock fidget and twitter. The Common Redpoll is a small bird named for its red forehead. More

Common RedpollCommon Redpoll Common Redpolls are approximately 5 to 5.5 inches (12 to 14 centimeters) in length. A small gray-brown finch with a deeply forked tail, Common Redpolls have highly variable plumage characteristics. Description: A Common Redpoll is a streaky finch with pale feathered edges. The forehead and crown are red, whereas the lores and chin are black. The eye line is dark; the supercilium is pale. More

The Common Redpoll is a circumpolar denizen of the taiga and tundra of the high arctic. They range across the northern reaches of North America, Europe, and Russia. Related species in this group include the Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Linnets, Twites and the Carduelis Siskins. During irruption years, Redpolls, Pine Siskins, Pine Grosbeaks, Purple Finches, and other northern finches extend their range southward, adding excitement and color at backyard bird feeders where seed is offered. More

The Common Redpoll is a tiny, fluffy finch that is most often only encountered during the winter by backyard birdwatchers. Related to goldfinches, Common Redpolls are similar in size at about five inches long but with a more compact profile and a small conical bill. Their chests and sides are white with brown streaks, they have some light streaking on their brown backs, two white wing bars, and pale undersides. The name redpoll refers to the red cap they have on their forehead. More

Common Redpoll Description: The Common Redpoll is a considered a winter Finche, They breed in northern Canada and are generally only seen in the US in the late fall and early winter when they come as far south as Colorado and North Carolina. They frequently visit backyard feedersand, especially thistle feeders. are extremely social and always moving or fidgetting. The Common Redpoll is a small bird named for its red forehead. More