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Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea · Fringillidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records2,849,083in 34 countries
Most seen inSweden887,041 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Common Redpoll
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About

Common Redpoll in brief

The common redpoll (Acanthis flammea) is a bird of the Fringillidae family — species of bird.

Across the 34 countries we cover it has 2,849,083 published records, most of them from Sweden, Finland and Canada. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, October and November and fall to their lowest in July and August.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Sweden887,041 records · best Oct, Nov
Finland594,172 records · best Jun, Nov
Canada548,923 records · best Feb, Mar
Norway303,711 records · best Jan, May
Denmark123,405 records · best Apr, Oct
United Kingdom121,733 records · best Oct, Jan
New Zealand63,494 records · best Dec, Jan
Netherlands37,919 records · best Nov, Dec
Russia35,587 records · best Feb, Jan
Iceland34,801 records · best Jun, Oct
Germany15,562 records · best Jan, May
Belgium14,536 records · best Nov, Dec
Estonia13,965 records · best Oct, Mar
Poland13,195 records · best Nov, Oct
France12,577 records · best Nov, Jan
Ireland11,381 records · best Jan, Oct
Austria4,508 records · best Jul, Jun
Switzerland2,726 records · best Jul, Jun
Czechia2,065 records · best Jun, Nov
Italy1,943 records · best Jul, Jan
Ukraine1,509 records · best Nov, Dec
Japan955 records · best Feb, Jan
Lithuania795 records · best Nov, Jan
Belarus744 records · best Jan, Nov
Latvia524 records · best Nov, Oct
Luxembourg418 records · best Nov, Oct
Mongolia286 records · best Jan, Mar
Slovakia263 records · best Jul, Jun
Hungary188 records · best Jan, Nov
Slovenia113 records · best Sep, Jun
Liechtenstein30 records · best Jun, Feb
Moldova11 records · best Feb, Dec
Vanuatu2 records · best Mar, Jan
Andorra1 records · best Nov, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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House Finch
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Common Chaffinch

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Common Chaffinch
European Greenfinch
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European Greenfinch

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European Greenfinch