Redpoll - BirdForum Opus Taxonomy The current Redpoll is comprised of the former species Common Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll, and Hoary Redpoll Arguments in favor of lumping included low levels of genetic differentiation combined with evidence of gene flow, occurrence in some areas of intermediate phenotypes, and lack of published reports of Assortative Mating Subspecies
Redpoll sp - BirdForum Hi all, Attached are three digiscoped images of a redpoll species photographed on Skye, Scotland in July of this year The extent of the red on this bird indicates that it is a male The worn plumage indicates that it is an adult still in its summer plumage This bird was part of a loose
Redpolls or Linnets? - BirdForum Hi I'm struggling a bit with identifying some birds feeding on niger seeds in our garden The wife and I have decided they are either Lesser Redpolls iwth some Common Redpolls ( whiter greyer look?) or Lesser Redpolls with Linnetts According to our bird DVD the Linnetts have white streaks
Redpoll - Leicestershire - Dec 3rd - BirdForum I know this must get asked constantly, but anyone want to comment on which variant this is? Seemed to be the same size as the goldfinches and the siskins it was with Picture was hard as the camera was confused by closer branches so very few obtained in anything like focus Thanks in advance!
Redpoll or linnet? - BirdForum Redpoll for me Note the black around the yellow bill, the white wing bar and the red poll that would only show on a summer male Linnet afaik
Redpoll Taxonomy - BirdForum The abstract states We found no structure among redpoll individuals in mtDNA haplotypes or microsatellite allele frequencies, and only marginal differences between redpoll taxa in analyses of molecular variance (AMOVAs) of predefined groups In contrast, the two twite subspecies constituted two well-supported monophyletic groups
Is This A Leucistic Redpoll (Partial Albino)? | BirdForum A lovely little bird The Greenland race of Hoary Redpoll, called Hornemann's Redpoll I think, is paler than nominate (southern) race Hoary, but should be at least 10% larger than a Hoary The female is the whitest of them all, so guess that could be your bird if its bigger than the others?
Redpoll sp - BirdForum Arctic redpoll does not show such a large, triangular spot on the undertail coverts This can be verified on photographs from the breeding grounds and the main wintering grounds On the other hand, greater redpolls (especially adult males) with no spots on these feathers have been well documented
AviList taxonomic decisions relevant to British birders and . . . - BirdForum Arctic, Common, Lesser Redpoll lumped into Redpoll Red Grouse has been split from Willow Ptarmigan Hudsonian Whimbrel remains split from Whimbrel European Red-rumped Swallow split from Eastern Red-rumped Swallow American Herring Gull, Mongolian, and Vega Gull split from European Herring Gull [*]Hooded Crow to be lumped with Carrion Crow
Question on Redpolls - BirdForum I have been reading the following article on the Redpoll A supergene underlies linked variation in color and morphology in a Holarctic songbird Erik R Funk, Nicholas A Mason, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Tomáš Albrecht, Jeff A Johnson Scott A Taylor The article is complex, and I have got about as