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Hoary redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni (Holböll, 1843)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.7 g to 14.3 g and live up to 6.8 years.

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Quick facts about the hoary redpoll

Weight
12.7 g – 14.3 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.6 years – 6.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
12.4 days
Young per litter or clutch
4.5
Age at maturity
12 months
Litters or clutches a year
1
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hoary redpoll live?

Not recorded

Is the hoary redpoll endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hoary redpoll classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusAcanthis
  7. SpeciesAcanthis hornemanni (Holböll, 1843)

Synonyms Acanthis flammea hornemanni, Carduelis hornemanni, Linota hornemanni

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Arctic redpollEnglish
  • passerell àrticCatalan
  • čečetka bělaváCzech
  • Llinos Bengoch yr ArctigWelsh
  • HvidsiskenDanish
  • PolarbirkenzeisigGerman
  • Pardillo ÁrticoSpanish
  • hele-urvalindEstonian
  • tundraurpiainenFinnish
  • Sizerin blanchâtreFrench
  • polarna juričicaCroatian
  • szürke zsezseHungarian
  • HrímtittlingurIcelandic
  • Organetto articoItalian
  • コベニヒワJapanese
  • poliarinis čimčiakasLithuanian
  • gaišais ķeģisLatvian
  • PolarsisikNorwegian Bokmål
  • WitstuitbarmsijsDutch
  • czeczotka tundrowaPolish
  • pintarroxo-borealPortuguese
  • Пепельная чечёткаRussian
  • VilgesummolcizášNorthern Sami
  • stehlík polárnySlovak
  • polarni brezovčekSlovenian
  • snösiskaSwedish
  • чечітка білаUkrainian
  • 极北朱顶雀Chinese
  • Llinosiaid Pengoch yr ArctigWelsh

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hoary redpoll

Other species in the same genus Acanthis.

CompareHoary redpoll vs Common redpollHoary redpoll vs Acanthis carduelis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hoary redpoll?

An adult hoary redpoll weighs 12.7 g – 14.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the hoary redpoll live?

The hoary redpoll has a recorded lifespan of 4.6 years – 6.8 years.

What kind of animal is the hoary redpoll?

The hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hoary-redpoll

MLA

“Hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hoary-redpoll.

BibTeX
@misc{hoary_redpoll_2026,
  title = {Hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hoary-redpoll},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}