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BirdUp · Species

Redpoll

Acanthis flammea(Linnaeus, 1758)

Origin: Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Acanthis

At a glance

The Redpoll is a tiny bird, about 11–13 cm long, native to Australia. It is best seen in summer.

Size
11–13 cm
Origin
Native
Best seen
Summer
Commonness
Restricted
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Redpoll look like?

The Redpoll is a tiny bird, about 11–13 cm long and weighing 9–18 g.

The redpoll 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, and the lesser redpoll.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
11–13 cm
Weight
8.8–18 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Redpoll?

The Redpoll is recorded across its Australian range mainly in January, February, September, November and December.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Redpoll eat?

The Redpoll feeds on seeds, usually foraging in flocks.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Redpoll live in Australia?

The Redpoll is native to Australia, recorded across 1 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingPAL, NA : low (locally high) Arctic to north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga: south-west and south-east Greenland, Iceland, north Scandinavia east through north Russia to Chukotskiy Pen., Kamchatka and Sakhalin (east Russia). Also temperate west and west-central Palearctic lowland (montane in south) birch and larch woods: British Isles, south-west Scandinavia east to north Germany and south Poland; south to south-east France, Austria and Czech Republic

Non-breedingIrruptively southward

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Vagrant

1 region recorded