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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
 
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*''C. h. exilipes'':
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*''C. h. exilipes'': Alternative name : Coue's Arctic Redpoll
 
:*Tundra of northern [[Eurasia]] and northern [[North America]]
 
:*Tundra of northern [[Eurasia]] and northern [[North America]]
 
*''C. h. hornemanni'':
 
*''C. h. hornemanni'':
:*Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island and northern [[Greenland]]; winters to n [[US]], [[British Isles]]
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:*Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island and northern [[Greenland]]; winters to northern [[US]], [[British Isles]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Inhabits weedy pastures and roadsides in winter; stays on tundra in summer.
 
Inhabits weedy pastures and roadsides in winter; stays on tundra in summer.

Revision as of 07:48, 24 January 2012

Alternative name: Arctic Redpoll

Summer plumage
Photo by jtwood
Shetland Islands, June 2008
Carduelis hornemanni

Acanthis hornemanni

Identification

L. 5 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
Photo by Nightbird
January 2004

Similar Species

Similar to Common Redpoll

Distribution

Breeds northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, far northern Scandinavia and Russia. Winters south to northern United States.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • C. h. exilipes: Alternative name : Coue's Arctic Redpoll
  • C. h. hornemanni:

Habitat

Inhabits weedy pastures and roadsides in winter; stays on tundra in summer.

Behaviour

Nests in the fork of willow or birch trees.

Vocalisation

<flashmp3>Carduelis hornemanni (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Whatbird
  3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6

Recommended Citation

External Links


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