Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Siskins, Crossbills and Allies :: Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Mealy Redpoll, Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll
Old scientific name(s): Acanthis flammea
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Range
Holarctic circumpolar;
(1) N. Europe in n. Scandinavia e. across nw. Russia and n. Siberia s. to Kuril Is. N. North America in w. and n. Alaska, n. Yukon, n. Mackenzie, s. Victoria Is., n. Keewatin, n. Quebec s. to s. and se. Alaska, nw. British Columbia, c. Alberta, s. Saskatchewan, n. Manitoba, n. Ontario, c. and se. Quebec and Newfoundland.
Winters in s. Europe in Mediterranean region, c. Asia, and n. China.
(2) Ne. Canada (n. Labrador, and Baffin Is.), and s. Greenland.
Winters in c. and ne. United States and nw. Europe.
(3) Iceland.
(4) W. Europe in the British Isles, Alps of Switzerland and Austria, mountains of Czechoslovakia, and wc. Russia.
Introduced to New Zealand and Lord Howe Is.
Videos
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Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Telpost Parnassia
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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