Greenland Redpoll

Acanthis flammea rostrata

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae

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.

Distribution

Greenland Redpoll — (c) Nathan Earley, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nathan Earley · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 2

Sources and credits

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