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Hoary Redpoll

Carduelis hornemanniOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Semicolonial



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

Green to blue green with red brown spots



Number of Eggs:

4 - 6



Incubation Days:

9 - 12



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Twigs, grass, and rootlets., Lined with soft grass, feathers, and hair.



Migration:

Northern birds migrate



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Overview

Hoary Redpoll: Small finch (exilipes), buff-gray, brown-streaked upperparts and brown-streaked white underparts washed pink. Head has red cap, black chin patch. Black wings with two white bars. Rump is pale gray or white with few or no streaks. Black tail is notched. Black legs and feet.

Range and Habitat

Hoary Redpoll: Breeds along Arctic coasts, wandering southward in winter to much of Canada and northern U.S. Inhabits weedy pastures and roadsides in winter; stays on tundra in summer.

Breeding and Nesting

Hoary Redpoll: Four to six green to blue green eggs spotted with red brown are laid in a nest made of twigs, grass, and rootlets, lined with soft grass, feathers and hair, and built in the middle of a low bush or on the ground sheltered by rocks or vegetation. Incubation ranges from 9 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Hoary Redpoll: Eats seeds and insects; forages on the ground and in bushes and trees.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit

Vocalization

Hoary Redpoll: Song is a trill followed by a slow twitter "zzzzzz-chee-chee-chee-chee." Call is a plaintive "tweet."

Similar Species

Hoary Redpoll: Common Redpoll has conspicuous streaks on rump, flanks, and undertail coverts, heavier brown streaks on nape and upperparts, and slightly larger bill.

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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Carduelis hornemanni
Length8.5 - 9.25 Inches
Wingspan8.875 Inches

Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll: Small finch (exilipes), buff-gray, brown-streaked upperparts and brown-streaked white underparts washed pink. Head has red cap, black chin patch. Black wings with two white bars. Rump is pale gray or white with few or no streaks. Black tail is notched. Black legs and feet.

● Song: "zzzzzz-chee-chee-chee-chee", "tweet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Hoary Redpoll: Eats seeds and insects; forages on the ground and in bushes and trees.

● Breeding & nesting: Hoary Redpoll: Four to six green to blue green eggs spotted with red brown are laid in a nest made of twigs, grass, and rootlets, lined with soft grass, feathers and hair, and built in the middle of a low bush or on the ground sheltered by rocks or vegetation. Incubation ranges from 9 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Hoary Redpoll: Common Redpoll has conspicuous streaks on rump, flanks, and undertail coverts, heavier brown streaks on nape and upperparts, and slightly larger bill.

Flight Pattern

Swift bounding flight on rapidly beating wings alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Hoary Redpoll (exilipes) Winter Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Hoary Redpoll: Breeds along Arctic coasts, wandering southward in winter to much of Canada and northern U.S. Inhabits weedy pastures and roadsides in winter; stays on tundra in summer.
BreedingMonogamous, Semicolonial
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNorthern birds migrate
Weight0.5 Ounces