Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusAcanthis (Redpolls)
- SpeciesAcanthis flammea (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). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redpoll sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Twite
Linaria flavirostris
📅 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 Białowieża National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redpoll sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Redpoll in Białowieża National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Redpoll in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.