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The Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) is a bird found in Sweden, Finland, Canada, United States, Norway, Denmark, and 1 more countries. Birch woods and tundra across the far north; moves south in winter. It eats seeds and nuts, insects and other small invertebrates and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Redpoll lives

Birch woods and tundra across the far north; moves south in winter.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1168716. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Redpoll

Where does the Redpoll live?

The Redpoll lives in Sweden, Finland, Canada, United States, Norway, Denmark, and 1 more countries. Birch woods and tundra across the far north; moves south in winter.

What does the Redpoll eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Redpoll endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Eurasian oystercatcher
• Western marsh harrier
• Eurasian sparrowhawk
• Gadwall
• European pied flycatcher
• Wood sandpiper

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.