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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusAcanthis
- 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
Relatives of the hoary redpoll
Other species in the same genus Acanthis.

Common redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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