Common Redpoll
CommonGBIF 1.9·Dongniao Rarity Index6.45
Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) 白腰朱顶雀，是雀形目燕雀科白腰朱顶雀属的鸟类。俗名: 苏雀、苏鸟、苏子鸟、（贝宁）点红、朱点儿、朱顶红，适应寒冷气候的小型燕雀科鸟类。繁殖季节雄鸟头顶有鲜红色斑块，脸部和喉咙为黑色，雌雄幼鸟羽毛颜色各异。分布于北极地区至温带北方，包括欧亚大陆北部和北美。繁殖于针叶林、苔原等开阔地带，冬季南迁，迁徙模式与食物资源相关。
Redpoll
11.5 - 14 cm. Grey-brown upperparts with black streaks; underparts pale grey with dark grey streaks; short, finch-like yellow bill, black forehead and bib, red or orange fore-crown; white wing bar, pale rump with dark streaks, tail forked. Breeding male: deep pink breast. Non-breeding male, female, juvenile: buffish sides to breast. Juvenile lacks red fore-crown. Energetic, restless.
- Voice
- Sharp 'chit-chit-chit' in flight.
- Habitat
- Open forest, brush, grassland, dunes.
- Nest
- Nest of twigs, grasses, lined with feathers, fur, 10cm in diameter in shrub
- Eggs
- 2-7, blue-green with purple spots.
- Range & Status
- Introduced New Zealand. Self-introduced Lord Howe and Macquarie Is.
