Hi there,
I was wondering if I could get some input into these redpolls species. Pictures taken today in Toronto, Ontario. Links to dropbox below as the files were to large to post directly.
Redpoll #1 - The bill looks stubby to be me, and overall was a brighter white than other redpolls in...
This Redpoll had brown ear coverts and a brown wash through the wing bars (like the "Greenland" subspecies, rostrata). There also seems to be a brown wash under the streaking on his breast, but it's hard to tell from this angel - could be the pink breeding color of a male. And then the...
This winter we had a massive eruption of Redpolls in Norway. When that happens, we also look for the odd Hoary Redpoll in any flock of Commons. Of course, whether or not the Hoary is a separate species, is now a matter of debate. There is a suspicion that the two hybridize. So although I have...
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