Redpolls are all the same species, say scientists
Jan 19, 2022
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REDPOLLS SHOULD BE treated as one species, not three, a recent DNA study has concluded.
Traditionally, redpolls have been classified as three species: lesser, mealy and Arctic (hoary). These overlap in the wild, while occupying largely separate regions. But since
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