Common Redpolls at my feeder in Toronto - December 2007

Redpolls are an interesting study because of variation between adult males and females and first year males and females. Four subspecies add to the challenge: two Common Redpoll subspecies - "Southern" Common Redpoll (flammea) and "Greater" Common Redpoll (rostrata); and two Hoary Redpoll subspecies - "Southern" Hoary Redpoll (exilipes) and Hornemann's Hoary Redpoll (hornemanni).

Adult male Common Redpoll 15 December 2007

17 December 2007

17 December 2007

15 December 2007

15 December 2007

 

For more information about redpolls please see

"Hornemann's" Hoary Redpoll, "Greater" Common Redpoll and Redpoll Challenge 

 

Three Photo Pages of Redpolls