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Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni [Holboell, 1843]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
AL, ARCRE
EURING No:
16640
Number in Britain:
16 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
hornemanni (V), exilipes (S) recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 14 g
Scientific name from:
L.: carduelis =the goldfinch
and after Jens Harnemann (1770-1841) Danish botanist and author
World Distribution:
n Eurasia, n North America
Habitat:
Scrub, tundra
Diet:
Small seeds, esp alder, birch, willow, invertebrates in summer, forages mostly in trees
Records and Distribution
First Record:
1855
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
805
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Llinos Bengoch yr Arctig
Danish:
Hvidsisken
Dutch:
Witstuitbarmsijs
Finnish:
Tundraurpiainen
French:
Sizerin blanchâtre
German:
Polarbirkenzeisig
Hungarian:
Szürke zsezse
Icelandic:
Hrímtittlingur
Irish:
Italian:
Organetto artico
Norwegian:
Polarsisik
Polish:
Czeczotka tundrowa
Portuguese:
Pintarrôxo de Hornemann
Spanish:
Pardillo ártico
Swedish:
Snösiska
Local Names: Hoary Redpoll
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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