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Common_Redpoll-All_mine!  Acanthis flammea,Carduelis flammea,Common Redpoll,Common redpoll,Geotagged,United Kingdom,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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 .

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By stephen whittaker

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Uploaded Jan 19, 2014. Captured Dec 31, 2009 15:21 in Ivy Ln, Ringwood BH24 3LY, UK.
  • NIKON D70
  • f/5.6
  • 10/300s
  • 330mm