L 'Common Redpoll the variety, the scientific name is derived from flammea latione and means "flame-colored" due to the red livery. The cap is bright red in both sexes, thus not constituting a reason for sexual dimorphism. In males, however, from the second year of life the red lipocrome also occurs on the upper chest,

Habitat: lives in tree-lined areas with larch, birch and spruce. Widespread in most of central-northern Europe, in Siberia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. In Italy it is rare to see it in the forests of the Alpine arc.

Feeding: consists mainly of small seeds, shoots and leaves of larch / juniper, but also birch and alder. During the breeding season they also feed on small insects to help offset the increase in energy requirements.