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Range Map for Redpoll

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Irruptive migrant. Redpolls move south irregularly in winter following patterns in food supply. Along with Pine Siskins they are among the best known finches to do this. On a roughly 2-year cycle, redpolls come far south in winter and occasionally reach the central or southern United States. The movements generally correspond to the availability of seeds.

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Species in This Family

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

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