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Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency Medium
Land mass type   Average mass 13 g

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 18,700,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 34,900,000 medium
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals poor Estimated 2009
Population trend Decreasing -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 4.5 - - -
Trend justification: C. f. flammea species has undergone a large and statistically significant decrease over the last 40 years in North America (-77% decline over 40 years, equating to a -30.7% decline per decade; data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count. In Europe, trends since 1980 are uncertain, based on provisional data for 21 countries from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (EBCC/RSPB/BirdLife/Statistics Netherlands; P. Vorisek in litt. 2008).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Australia Introduced No Yes    
Austria Native No      
Azerbaijan Native No      
Bahamas Vagrant No      
Belarus Native No   Yes  
Belgium Native No      
Bermuda (to UK) Vagrant No      
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vagrant No      
Bulgaria Native No   Yes  
Canada Native No Yes   Yes
China (mainland) Native No      
Croatia Vagrant No      
Cyprus Vagrant No      
Czech Republic Native No      
Denmark Native No     Yes
Estonia Native No   Yes  
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) Native No      
Finland Native No     Yes
France Native No      
Germany Native No     Yes
Greenland (to Denmark) Native No      
Hungary Native No   Yes  
Iceland Native No      
Ireland Native No      
Italy Native No      
Jamaica Vagrant No      
Japan Native No      
Kazakhstan Native No Yes    
Latvia Native No   Yes  
Liechtenstein Native No      
Lithuania Native No   Yes  
Luxembourg Native No   Yes  
Malta Vagrant No      
Moldova Native No   Yes  
Mongolia Native No      
Montenegro Native No      
Netherlands Native No      
New Zealand Introduced No Yes    
North Korea Native No      
Norway Native No      
Poland Native No     Yes
Portugal Vagrant No      
Romania Native No      
Russia (Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (Central Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (European) Native No      
Serbia Native No      
Slovakia Native No      
Slovenia Native No      
South Korea Native No      
Spain Native No   Yes  
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) Native No     Yes
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) Native No Yes    
Sweden Native No      
Switzerland Native No      
Turkey Vagrant No      
Ukraine Native No   Yes  
United Kingdom Native No      
USA Native No Yes    
Uzbekistan Native No      

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Forest Boreal major non-breeding
Forest Boreal major breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Forest Temperate major non-breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 0 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Habitat shifting & alteration Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Utilisation

Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild International
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National
Food (human) Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Carduelis flammea. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Least Concern
Family Fringillidae (Finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers)
Species name author (Linnaeus, 1758)
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Decreasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 18,700,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species