Redpoll
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Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

LCLeast Concern
Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The redpoll (Acanthis flammea) is a species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Acanthis. It breeds in the Arctic and north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga. The redpoll was formerly widely treated as three species: the common or mealy redpoll, the arctic or hoary redpoll (A. hornemanni), and the lesser redpoll (A. cabaret).

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Last updated September 29, 2026.