DaveB
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Meally or Arctic
Images of the Redpoll in question are below.
Images of the Redpoll in question are below.
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MSA said:15000+ hits on this thread?! Phenomenal!!
Larry Lade said:[/i][/font]Four races of Common Redpoll (aka. Mealy Redpoll) exist:
Carduelis flammea flammea:[/b] found across the Arctic, with some to the south in Newfoundland and central Russia. This is the one most frequently found in North America during irruptions.
Carduelis flammea rostrata: found in Greenland, is larger and browner than Carduelis flammea flammea.
Carduelis flammea cabaret: Found in Europe, this is the smallest race of Common Redpoll.
Carduelis flammea islandica: found in Iceland.
In my post I alluded to the statement:Fair Islander said:Larry, almost.... In the above paragraph, you include cabaret as a race of Common Redpoll. Cabaret is Lesser Redpoll (which you had already correctly stated). Hope this helps