Arctic Redpoll

The Arctic Redpoll or Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) is a species of the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in tundra birch forest^[1]. Many birds remain in the far north; some birds migrate short distances south in winter, sometimes travelling with Common Redpolls^[2].

Males have pinkish limited to their upper breasts, the feathers are tipped with white when fresh (fall and winter) and wearing away over the year, revealing more colour^[3]. Females are generally without pink on breast; generally slightly darker than male^[3].

The binomial commemorates the Danish botanist Jens Wilken Hornemann^[2].

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↑ Mullarney, Killian; Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant (1999). Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691050538.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. ISBN 0394466519.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Stokes, Donald W. and Stokes, Lilian Q. (2010). Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9770316010504.

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[Europe-1] Mullarney, Killian; Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant (1999). Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691050538.

[Encyclopedia-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. ISBN 0394466519.

[Stokes-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Stokes, Donald W. and Stokes, Lilian Q. (2010). Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9770316010504.

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