Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
GenusAcanthis (Redpolls)
SpeciesAcanthis flammea (Common Redpoll)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Egmont National Park

8 Verified sightings at Egmont National Park From 2019 to 2026

10,116 Verified sightings across all 52 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Redpoll

The redpoll (Acanthis flammea) is a species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Acanthis. It breeds in the Arctic and north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga. The redpoll was formerly widely treated as three species: the common or mealy redpoll, the arctic or hoary redpoll (A. hornemanni), and the lesser redpoll (A. cabaret).

The redpoll was listed in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Fringilla flammea. The specific epithet flammea is Latin meaning "flame-coloured". Linnaeus also described the redpoll as Fringilla linaria on the same page, but the earlier name flammea has priority.

The redpoll was previously placed in the genus Carduelis. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that it formed a distinct lineage, so it was moved to the resurrected genus Acanthis that had been introduced in 1797 by the German naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen. The genus name Acanthis is from Ancient Greek akanthis, a name for a small now-unidentifiable bird.

Five subspecies are recognised: A. f. flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) – north Europe, Siberia... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Egmont National Park

Fringilla coelebs

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chloris chloris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Carduelis carduelis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Gerygone igata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Turdus merula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Rhipidura fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Hirundo neoxena

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Gymnorhina tibicen

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Zosterops lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Sturnus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Petroica macrocephala

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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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

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
2	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~60%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~60%
4	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~40%
5	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~40%
6	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
7	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~30%
8	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
9	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~20%
10	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~20%
11	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
12	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
13	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~10%
14	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
15	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
16	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
17	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~10%
18	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
19	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
20	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
21	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
22	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
23	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
24	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
25	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
26	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
27	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
28	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
30	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
31	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
32	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
33	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
34	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
35	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
36	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
42	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
44	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
45	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
47	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
48	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
49	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
50	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
51	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Common Redpoll

About the Common Redpoll

Closest Relatives at Egmont National Park

Chaffinch

European Greenfinch

Eurasian Goldfinch

Tūī

Grey Warbler

Eurasian Blackbird

New Zealand Fantail

Welcome Swallow

Australian Magpie

Silvereye

European Starling

Miromiro

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found