redpoll

(red′pōl′)

noun

any of a number of finches (genus Acanthis) with a red patch on the head and a black chin

Origin: red + poll

See redpoll in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several small finches of the genus Carduelis of northern North America and Eurasia, especially C. flammea, having a red crown and black chin.

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