Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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 Point Pelee National Park

1 Verified sightings at Point Pelee National Park From 2019 to 2026

8,648 Verified sightings across all 37 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 Point Pelee National Park

Spinus tristis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Haemorhous mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Haemorhous purpureus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spinus pinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Loxia leucoptera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hesperiphona vespertina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Agelaius phoeniceus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Turdus migratorius

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Cardinalis cardinalis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Quiscalus quiscula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Cyanocitta cristata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Tachycineta bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~60%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~60%
3	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~40%
4	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~40%
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~30%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
7	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~20%
8	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~20%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
10	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
11	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~10%
12	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
14	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~10%
15	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
16	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
17	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
19	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
20	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
21	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
22	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
23	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
24	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
26	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
27	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
28	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
31	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
32	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
33	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
34	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
35	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
36	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
37	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data

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Common Redpoll

About the Common Redpoll

Recent sightings of Common Redpoll in Point Pelee National Park

Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park

American Goldfinch

House Finch

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

White-winged Crossbill

Evening Grosbeak

Red-winged Blackbird

American Robin

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Blue Jay

Tree Swallow

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found