Hoary Redpoll Photo Gallery
Adult male
Small finch with a tiny conical bill and a notched tail. Adult males are mostly white with a red crown patch and a pink washed chest. Some individuals like this one are extremely pale with limited streaking on the sides while others are darker with more streaking.
© Marlene Kraml / Macaulay LibraryOntario, January 28, 2021Female/immature
Small finch with a tiny yellow bill. Females/immatures are white overall with a red crown patch and lightly streaked backs and sides. Note unstreaked undertail coverts.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibraryLapland, April 09, 2011Juvenile
Juveniles are white covered by brown streaks above and below.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, August 30, 2004Female/immature
Small finch with a tiny yellow bill. Females/immatures have a small red crown and vary from very pale with limited streaking to darker like this one. Note unmarked undertail coverts.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, February 08, 2011Adult male and female/immature
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, January 27, 2013Not all videos have soundHabitat
Winters in open woodland and scrub, weedy fields, and suburban and urban areas.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, January 27, 2013Habitat
Breeds in open subarctic evergreen forest and scrub as well as sheltered tundra areas near streams.
© Cameron Eckert / Macaulay LibraryYukon Territory, June 19, 2016Compare with Similar Species
Click on an image to compare
Species in This Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)
Don't miss a thing! Join our email list
The Cornell Lab will send you updates about birds,
birding, and opportunities to help bird conservation.