Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

'Poll' is an old word for 'head,' so a redpoll is simply a 'red-head.' Since 2024 the Common, Hoary and Lesser Redpolls have counted as one species, just the Redpoll.

Acanthis comes from akanthis, a Greek name for a small bird nobody can now identify; flammea is Latin for 'flame-colored,' for its red cap.