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Redpoll

Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The common redpoll or mealy redpoll is a species of bird in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Acanthis
Scientific:
  Acanthis flammea

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.182

Protonym:
  Fringilla flammea

Type locality:
  Europe; restricted to Norrland, Sweden, by Hartert, 1903, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 77.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/201/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B6C8DDB2812B061A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B6C8DDB2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B6C8DDB2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179241

English:
Redpoll
Azerbaijani:
Şimal kətan quşu
Bulgarian:
Брезова скатия
Catalan:
Passerell golanegre
Czech:
čečetka zimní
Danish:
Gråsisken
German:
Birkenzeisig
Greek:
Τσακρίλλι
Esperanto:
ordinara flamkardelo
Spanish:
Pardillo Sizerín
Spanish (Spain):
Pardillo sizerín
Estonian:
Urvalind
Basque:
Txoka gorritza
Finnish:
urpiainen
French:
Sizerin flammé
Hebrew:
תפוחית שחורת־סנטר
Croatian:
Sjeverna juričica
Hungarian:
Zsezse
Icelandic:
Auðnutittlingur
Italian:
Organetto
Japanese (romaji):
benihiwa
Japanese:
ベニヒワ
Korean:
홍방울새
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis cimciakas
Latvian:
Parastais ķeģis
Dutch:
Grote Barmsijs
Norwegian:
Gråsisik
Polish:
czeczotka
Portuguese:
Pintarroxo-de-queixo-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
pintarroxo-de-queixo-preto
Romanian:
Inăriță
Russian:
Чечётка
Slovak:
stehlík čečetka
Slovenian:
brezovček
Serbian:
sjeverna jurčica
Swedish:
Gråsiska
Turkish:
Kuzey ketenkuşu
Ukrainian:
Звичайна чечітка
Chinese:
白腰朱顶雀
Chinese (Traditional):
白腰朱頂雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Carduelis [flammea or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Carduelis [flammea or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll ( Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni])
Avilist 2025:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Common Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 1.55:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2015:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2016:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2017:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2018:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2019:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2021:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2022:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2023:
redpoll sp. ( Acanthis sp.)
eBird version 2024:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Asturian: Pardín de Baberu
Belarusian: Звычайная чачотка
Bulgarian: Брезова скатия
Breton: Ar golvennig penn ruz
Catalan: Passerell golanegre
Catalan (Balears): Passerell golanegre
Valencian: Passerell
Czech: čečetka zimní
Welsh: Llinos bengoch gyffredin
Danish: Gråsisken
German: Birkenzeisig
Greek: Τσακρίλλι
Greek (Cypriot): Τσακρίλλι
English: Common Redpoll, Common, Hoary or Lesser Redpoll, Redpoll, redpoll sp.
Esperanto: flamkardelo , ordinara flamkardelo
Spanish: Pardillo norteño, Pardillo Sizerín
Estonian: Urvalind
Basque: Txoka gorritza
Finnish: urpiainen
Faroese: Reyðkollur
French: Sizerin flammé, Sizerin flammé ou S. blanchâtre, Sizerin flammé, S. cabaret ou S. blanchâtre
Irish: Deargéadan
Gaelic: Deargan Seilich
Galician: Liñaceiro paponegra
Manx: Bytermmyn Dhone
Hebrew: תפוחית שחורת־סנטר
Croatian: Sjeverna juričica
Hungarian: Zsezse
Icelandic: Auðnutittlingur
Italian: Organetto
Inuktitut: Orpimmiutaq
Japanese (romaji): beni hiwa, benihiwa
Japanese: ベニヒワ
Japanese (Kanji): 紅鶸
Georgian: ჩრდილოეთის ჭვინტა
Khakas: Паранчых
Kazakh: Шекілдек
Kazakh (Transliteration): şekildek
Greenlandic: Orpimmiutaq
Korean: 홍방울새
Korean (Transliteration): hong-bangul-sae
Cornish: Pencough
Scientific: Acanthis [flammea, cabaret or hornemanni], Acanthis flammea, Acanthis flammea flammea, Acanthis sp., Carduelis [flammea or hornemanni], Carduelis flammea, Carduelis flammea flammea, Fringilla flammea
Luxembourgish: Rouden Zeisel
Limburgish: Kneuter
Lithuanian: Paprastasis cimciakas
Latvian: Parastais ķeģis
Macedonian: Брезова чинка
Mongolian: Дөлөн цэгцүүхэй, Улаан толгойт, Улаан толгойт бужирга
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠣᠨᠳᠣᠯᠠᠢ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠲᠣ ᠪᠢᠯᠵᠣᠣᠬᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хондлой цагаан сарт бялзуухай
Mongolian (Transliteration): dölöŋ tsegtsüükhei, khondloi tsagaan sart byalzuukhai, ulaaŋ tolgoit bujirag
Maltese: Bagħal tal-Ġojjin, Ġojjin Sekond
Dutch: Grote Barmsijs
Norwegian: Gråsisik
Polish: czeczotka
Pinyin: bái-yāo zhū-dǐng-què, hóng ruò, pǔtōng zhū-dǐng-què, zhù diǎn, zhù diǎn hóng, zhū-dǐng-què
Portuguese: Pintarroxo-de-queixo-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): pintarroxo-de-queixo-preto
Romanian: Inăriță
[ROA]: Zaisch da laresch
Russian: Обыкновенная чечетка, Чечётка
Scots: Dearcan seilich
Northern Sami: Brunsiska
Slovak: stehlík čečetka
Slovenian: brezovček
Serbian: sjeverna jurčica
Swedish: Gråsiska
Turkish: Kuzey ketenkuşu, Шекілдек
Tuvinian: Чечётка
Ukrainian: Звичайна чечітка
Chinese: 朱顶雀, 白腰朱顶雀, 红鶸, 贮点, 贮点红
Chinese (Traditional): 朱頂雀, 白腰朱頂雀, 紅鶸, 貯點, 貯點紅
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 普通朱頂雀
Chinese (Taiwan): 普通朱頂雀 , 普通朱顶雀

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