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==Description== [[File:Carduelis flammea flammea MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.221 LuleΓ₯.jpg|thumb|Eggs]] The redpoll is a small brownish-grey finch with dark streaks and a bright red patch on its forehead. It has a black bib and two pale stripes on the wings. Males' breasts are often suffused with red. Adults measure between {{convert|11.5|and|14|cm}} in length and weighing between {{convert|12|and|16|g}}. Wingspan ranges from 7.5 to 8.7 in (19β22 cm).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Common Redpoll Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology|url=https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Redpoll/id|access-date=2025-02-22|website=www.allaboutbirds.org|language=en}}</ref> The rump is streaked and there is a broad dark brown streak across the vent. It has brown legs, a dark-tipped yellowish bill and dark brown irises.<ref name=NatureGate>{{cite web |url=http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/linnut/redpoll |title=Redpoll: ''Carduelis flammea'' |publisher=NatureGate |access-date=2013-12-13}}</ref> [[File:Acanthis flammea - Common Redpoll XC115595.ogg|thumb|Calls from a flock of birds feeding, [[Iowa]] USA]] [[File:Foeragerende grote barmsijs-4961988.webm|thumb|Foraging redpoll filmed in Holland]]
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