Carduelis flammea

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,386 meters (0 to 17,671 feet).Mean = 350.720 meters (1,150.656 feet), Standard Deviation = 382.550 based on 13,820 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.1 Forest - Boreal 1.4 Forest - Temperate 3.4 Shrubland - Temperate

Biology

Diet

Almost Exclusively: Seeds

Reproduction

• Clutch Size: 4-5
• Length of Incubation : 10-11 days
• Days to Fledge : 12
• Number of Broods: 1, occasionally 2

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Acanthis flammea

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

Hoary Redpoll

Members of the genus Carduelis

There are approximately 134 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. ambigua · C. ambigua ambigua · C. atrata · C. atriceps (Black-Capped Siskin) · C. barbata · C. barbatus · C. cabaret · C. cannabina · C. cannabina autochthona · C. cannabina bella · C. cannabina cannabina (Linnet) · C. cannabina meadewaldoi · C. cannabina x · C. carduelis (Eurasian Goldfinch) · C. carduelis balcanica · C. carduelis britannica · C. carduelis brittanica · C. carduelis caniceps · C. carduelis carduelis (Eurasian Goldfinch) · C. carduelis elegan · C. carduelis major · C. carduelis niediecki · C. carduelis paropanisi · C. carduelis parva · C. carduelis propeparva · C. carduelis schiebeli · C. carduelis ssp · C. carduelis subulata · C. carduelis tschusii · C. carduellis · C. carduellis balcanica · C. carduellis rumaniae · C. chloris · C. chloris aurantiiventris · C. chloris chlorotica · C. chloris harrisoni · C. chloris turkestanika · C. chloris vanmarli · C. chloris voousi · C. chloris x · C. citrinella · C. citrinella corsicana · C. corsicana · C. crassirostris · C. crassirostris amadoni · C. crassirostris crassirostris · C. cucullata (Red Siskin) · C. deichleri · C. dominicensis · C. flammea (Common Redpoll) · C. flammea cabaret (Common Redpoll) · C. flammea carbaret · C. flammea exilipes · C. flammea flammea · C. flammea holboellii · C. flammea hornemanni · C. flammea rostrata · C. flavirostris · C. flavirostris flavirostris · C. flavirostris miniakensis · C. flavirostris pipilans · C. flavirostris rufostrigata · C. hornemanni (Hoary Redpoll) · C. hornemanni exilipes · C. hornemanni hornemanni (Hoary Redpoll) · C. johannis (Warsangli Linnet) · C. lawrencei (Lawrence's Goldfinch) · C. lawrencii · C. linaria · C. magellanica · C. magellanica alleni · C. magellanica boliviana · C. magellanica capitalis · C. magellanica hoyi · C. magellanica icterica · C. magellanica ictericus · C. magellanica magellanica · C. magellanica paula · C. magellanica peruana · C. magellanica urubambensis · C. monguilloti (Vietnam Greenfinch) · C. nipalensis · C. notata · C. notata forreri · C. notata notata · C. notata oleacea · C. olivacea · C. orientalis · C. pinus (Pine Siskin) · C. pinus macroptera · C. pinus macropterus · C. pinus perplexa · C. pinus pinus · C. psaltria (Lesser Goldfinch) · C. psaltria colombiana · C. psaltria colombianus · C. psaltria columbiana · C. psaltria hesperophila · C. psaltria hesperophilus · C. psaltria jouyi

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Coues (1862): Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13 [1861] - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2005. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 24 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Ontario Nest Records
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum, NBM birds
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• University of Gdansk, Bird Migration Research Station, Ringing Data from the Bird Migration Research Station, University of GdaÅ„sk
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6724713
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202296
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13853177
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179230
• IUCN ID: 54290
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBY06010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13657

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