Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusAcanthis (Redpolls)
- SpeciesAcanthis flammea (Common Redpoll)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Scottish Crossbill
Loxia scotica
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Twite
Linaria flavirostris
Parrot Crossbill
Loxia pytyopsittacus
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
📅 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 Cairngorms National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Common Redpoll sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 461 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Redpoll in Cairngorms National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Redpoll in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.