Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

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Scientific:
Acanthis hornemanni exilipes

Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Fringillidae
Genus:
Acanthis

English: Arctic Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll,

Danish: Lille Hvidsisken

Greenlandic : Orpimmiutaq avannarleq, Sakoariak

Length: 4.7-5.5 in (12-14 cm)

Weight: 0.4-0.7 oz (11-20 g)

Wingspan: 7.5-8.7 in (19-22 cm)

Jens Kirkeby, XC312665. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/312665

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Acanthis hornemanni exiles. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=43AFE986FB444042

Knox, Alan G. and Peter E. Lowther. 2000. Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

Map data from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/redpoll-acanthis-flammea

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