Common Redpoll

Scientific name: Acanthis flammea
Mongolian name: Дөлөн цэгцүүхэй
Order: Passeriformes
Bird family: Fringillidae (Siskins, crossbills, allies)
Conservation status: LC

Key information

Common Redpolls (Acanthis flammea) are small songbirds with small heads and small, pointed, seed-eating bills. The tail is short with a small notch at the tip.

Length : 12·5–14 cm

Wingspan: 7.5-8.7 in (19-22 cm)

Weight : 10–17 g

Population : 50,000,000-149,999,999 individuals

Habitat: Its typical habitat is boreal forest of pines, spruces and larches.

Diet: Mainly seeds, buds and small invertebrates.

Location