Alternative name: Arctic Redpoll
- Acanthis hornemanni
Carduelis hornemanni
Identification
11·5–14 cm (4½-5½ in)
- Buff-grey upperparts streaked brown
- White underparts with brown streaks (washed pink in male).
- Red cap
- Black chin patch
- Black wings with two white bars
- Rump is pale gray or white with few or no streaks.
- Notched, black tail
Similar Species
Similar to Common Redpoll
Distribution
Breeds northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, far northern Scandinavia and Russia. Winters south to northern United States.
Taxonomy
Hoary/Arctic Redpoll might not be a different species from Common Redpoll[4].
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. h. exilipes: Alternative name : Coue's Arctic Redpoll
- Tundra of northern Eurasia and northern North America
- A. h. hornemanni:
- Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island and northern Greenland; winters to northern US, British Isles
Was formerly placed in genus Carduelis.
Habitat
Inhabits weedy pastures and roadsides in winter; stays on tundra in summer.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, buds, shoots and catkins, mainly from birch, alder, willow and conifer trees.
Breeding
Nests in the fork of willow or birch trees.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Whatbird
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Redpolls
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hoary Redpoll. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hoary_Redpoll
External Links
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