Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
Adult male
- Small, compact-bodied finch
- Red cap with rosy tinge on breast of males
- Small, conical yellow bill
- Black on face at base of bill
- © Yves Dery, QC, Montreal, February 2011
Common Redpoll
Adult female
- Small, stocky finch
- Short, conical yellow bill
- Red cap
- Black face at base of bill
- © hikerboy45, QC, Omega Park, Montebello, March 2009
Common Redpoll
Adult male
- Small, stocky finch
- Red cap and rosy wash on breast and flanks
- Dark streaks on sides of breast
- Small yellow bill
- © Laura Erickson, MN, Saks-Zim Bog, January 2009
Common Redpoll
Adult female
- Small and stocky finch with red cap
- Brown streaks on back and sides of breast
- Very small yellow bill
- Black face at base of bill
- © John Rowe, NH, Center Ossipee, December 2010
Common Redpoll
Adult male
- Small, compact finch with very short, yellow bill
- Red cap
- Males show rosy wash on breast
- © Laura Erickson, MN, Sax-Zim Bog, March 2011
Common Redpoll
Adult female
- Small finch with red cap
- Brown streaking on sides of breast gives "vested" appearance
- Short, conical yellow bill
- Black below and behind bill
- © Bill McMullen, ON, Clarence-Rockland, March 2011
Common Redpoll
Adult male
- Small and compact with red cap
- Males show rosy wash on breast
- Pale belly with streaks on sides of breast
- Black at base of conical yellow bill
- © Mike Wisnicki, BC, Grand Forks, January 2010
Common Redpoll
Adult female
- Small, stocky finch
- Red cap and black on face at base of bill
- Small, conical yellow bill
- Streaking on sides of breast gives "vested" appearance
- © Bob, WI, Cedarburg, February 2009
Common Redpoll
Adult female
- Small, compact finch with tiny yellow bill
- Red cap
- Pale brown above with streaks on back
- Streaks on sides of white breast
- © Putneypics, NH, Westminster West, December 2010
Similar Species
Adult female
- Similar to Common Redpoll but much paler overall
- Smaller bill
- Black at base of bill contrasts with paler white face
- Streaking much fainter, mostly absent on lower belly/undertail coverts
- © Andy Johnson, Churchill, MB, June 2010
Adult
- More elongated and shorted-tailed than Common Redpoll
- Longer, more pointed bill
- No red on crown, and bright yellow stripes on wings
- Darker, denser streaking on breast and belly
- © Raymond Lee, Edmonton, AB, January 2010
Adult male
- Larger than Common Redpoll with stockier, darker bill
- Reddish wash on face and breast, not confined to crown
- Heavier streaking more densely distributed on underparts
- © Raymond Belhumeur
Adult female
- Larger than Common Redpoll with heavier, darker bill
- Dense streaking all over breast and belly
- No red cap or black on face
- © Bill Thompson, Hadley, MA, December 2011
Adult male
- Larger and heaver-bodied than Common Redpoll
- Thicker, darker bill
- Bright rosy-purple wash all over head and breast
- Peaked crown
- © Thomas Klak/PFW, December 2005
Adult female
- Obviously larger than Common Redpoll with much heavier, darker bill
- Bold facial pattern
- No red on crown
- © Dawn Vornholt, Roswell, GA, December 2010
Nonbreeding adult female
- Similar in shape to Common Redpoll but with more olive and yellow tones
- Smooth plumage with no streaks
- Bold wingbars
- No red cap
- © Bill Thompson, Hadley, MA, January 2012