Redpoll

Carduelis flammea
Finches (Fringillidae)

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Small grey-brown bird with a red cap and yellow beak, striped tail and white wing bands. ♂ has a black chin and while breeding a pink breast, ♀ has less red on its head and the young are without the red.

⇔ l. 13-15 cm

syn. ACANTHIS FLAMMEA

They are able to withstand cold and breed up north, they winter in central Europe.

LA:
There are several subspecies all looking similar.
≈ The CARDUELIS FLAMMEA CABARET (Lesser redpoll) is darker marked. 
≈ The CARDUELIS HORNEMANNI (Arctic redpoll) is much lighter in colour and likes it really cold, living in north Europe/Asia. 
See photos LA.

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