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HTT :: Happy Twosday Tuesday:: Subtleties

2 sp. redpoll

 

 

Left (back) bird

Hoary Redpoll HORE (Acanthis hornemanni)

 

& Common Redpoll CORE (Acanthis flammea)

 

On Mom & Dad's Feeder

Carmichael,

Saskatchewan,

Canada

 

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I had this one (HORE) double checked by Daniel Sawatzky, who is one of the ebird reviewers in SASK (and a family friend , as it turns out)

Before i ebirded it as such

 

Field Mark Cues ^i^

Comparatively (VS CORE)

Overall Whiter-Often cited as "Frosty or Frostier Tones"

Diminutive Bill

 

There is a lot of variance of appearance in CORE so a lot of study can be poured into the "tolerances" within these (presently designated) species which are reputedly going to be lumped into one sp.

 

 

 

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Uploaded on January 14, 2021
Taken on December 28, 2017