Hoary redpoll Carduelis hornemanni
Identification Tips:
Length: 5 inches
Conical bill
Red forehead
Black chin
Gray back with black streaks
Unstreaked rump
Pale underparts with faintly streaked sides and flanks
Forked tail ...
Hoary Redpolls are rare in the Weaselhead/Glenmore Park area. In fact they are rare everywhere in Alberta. Watch for single individuals mixed in with larger flocks of Common Redpolls.
The Hoary Redpoll is normally found in or near the high Arctic year-round.
Hoary Redpoll
Carduelis hornemanni Holboll
Status Rare in winter.
Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)
House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) ...
MEALY REDPOLL LINNET.
[Hoary Redpoll.]
LINARIA BOREALIS, Temm.
[Carduelis hornemanni.] ...
exilipes, which breeds in the tundra of northern North America (where it is known as the Hoary Redpoll) and Eurasia.
 See also: Redpoll, Common Redpoll, Siskin, Goldfinch, Grosbeak
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