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Titre :	The taxonomic status of Lesser Redpoll
Auteurs :	Alan G. Knox, Auteur ; Andreas J. Helbig, Auteur ; David T. Parkin, Auteur ; George Sangster, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (94(6) June, 2001)
Article en page(s) :	260-267
Résumé :	Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret has until recently been widely regarded as a subspecies of Common Redpoll C. flammea. In the past, it was geographically isolated from other redpolls during the breeding season, but expansion of its range since the 1950s has brought it closer to nesting Common Redpolls in southern Scandinavia. In 1994, breeding occurred sympatrically without mixed pairs being noted. Lesser Redpoll is diagnosably distinct from all other redpolls, and there are preliminary reports of vocal, molecular and behavioural differences. It is recommended that Lesser Redpoll is best treated as a separate species.

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