redpoll

[ red-pohl ]

noun

1. either of two small fringilline birds, Carduelis flammea or C. hornemanni, of northern North America and Eurasia, the adults of which have a crimson crown patch.

redpoll

/ ˈrɛdˌpɒl /

noun

1. either of two widely distributed finches, Acanthis flammea or A. hornemanni ( arctic redpoll or hoary redpoll ), having a greyish-brown plumage with a red crown and pink breast

Word History and Origins

Origin of redpoll¹

First recorded in 1730–40; red ¹ + poll ¹

Example Sentences

Another punctual bird is the yellow redpoll warbler, the first of his class that appears.

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It is the Western counterpart of the yellow redpoll, and is most common in the Mississippi Valley.

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Hoary Redpoll (exilipes), smaller and darker, but still lighter than the Redpoll; winters south to Massachusetts.

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Among the species which thus modify their habits are the red crossbill, the redpoll, the Lapland longspur, and the snowy owl.

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A northern species of Linnet, closely resembling the Lesser Redpoll, but larger.

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