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[[Image:Lesser_Redpoll.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Adey Baker.<br/>Photo taken: Burbage Common Extension, [[Leicestershire]], UK.]] | [[Image:Lesser_Redpoll.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Adey Baker.<br/>Photo taken: Burbage Common Extension, [[Leicestershire]], UK.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 20 November 2007
- Carduelis cabaret
Identification
Small, brown, red forehead, small black bib and, in breeding males, red upper chests, pale underparts
Distribution
Scotland, northern and eastern England and Wales.
Taxonomy
It has recently been split from the Common (or Mealy) Redpoll, a larger and paler species.
Habitat
Birch and alder woods
Behaviour
Diet includes small seeds, like alders, spruce, and birch. During the breeding season they also feed on insects.
The female builds a small untidy cup nest of fine twigs and grass, lined with feathers and hair. Pale blue eggs with pale pink or lilac markings are laid and incubated by the female. The young are fed by both parents.
