Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusAcanthis (Redpolls)
- SpeciesAcanthis flammea (Common Redpoll)
Closest Relatives at Arthur's Pass National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
South Island Robin
Petroica australis
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Rifleman
Acanthisitta chloris
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Redpoll in Arthur's Pass National Park?
About 57% of visitor-days record a Common Redpoll sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park, based on 271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Redpoll in Arthur's Pass National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Redpoll in Arthur's Pass National Park in our monthly data.