Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusAcanthis (Redpolls)
- SpeciesAcanthis flammea (Common Redpoll)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
South Island Robin
Petroica australis
Mōhua (Yellowhead)
Mohoua ochrocephala
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
South Island Saddleback
Philesturnus carunculatus
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
📅 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 Rakiura National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Common Redpoll sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 417 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Redpoll in Rakiura National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Redpoll in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.