Common Redpoll
Male Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea )
The Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea, partly Acanthis flammea ), formerly known as Leinfink, a songbird of the genus siskins ( Carduelis) and the finch family is ( Fringillidae ). He has a circumpolar distribution and breeds even in regions of the Subarctic.
Description
The Redpoll is about 12 to 14 cm long and has a wingspan of 13-17 cm. The weight is about 13 to 16 grams. The top is striped gray-brown, its belly white colored. The little bird has a ruby front vertex and an indistinct white eye-streak over. Females and young birds have no red breast pink as the male. His hard Flugruf sounds like " tschett - tschett - tschett ".
Habitat
The Redpoll in Europe mainly in Iceland, Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland and the Alps at home. In winter, redpolls also come from the north and spend the time in Central and Eastern Europe. There are also Redpolls in the Middle East and in North and East Asia and the north of North America.
The Redpoll lives in birch, larch, alder, pine forests, parks and gardens.
The European population is estimated at about 2 million breeding pairs. In Germany there are about 20,000 breeding pairs; thus the Redpoll here is red-flagged. The world, however inventory is estimated at almost 100 million animals. Therefore, the type of the IUCN is classified as unthreatened.
Nutrition
The Redpoll climbs sent and feeds on small seeds and small insects.
Reproduction
Sexual maturity occurs after one year. The nest, built of moss, twigs, stems and springs is usually attached to crotches of trees or in bushes. The female lays 4-5 eggs. The eggs are warmed in the main breeding season from May to July 10 to 12 days by the female. During the breeding season the female is fed by the male with food. The young birds fledge after about 2 weeks.
Eggs of Alpenbirkenzeisigs (Carduelis flammea cabaret )