Carduelis Hornemanni Exilipes by Sharon Beals
Contemporary
United States
Hoary Redpoll
Acanthis hornemanni
Collected from St. Michael, Nome County, Alaska, 1896
The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
These tiny seedeaters survive -80°F Arctic temperatures by doubling their weight in down in winter, and living off of plants not buried under the snow. Using a pouch in their esophagus, they can store seeds to be regurgitated and eaten under shelter. They also build well-insulated nests lined with willow cotton, caribou hair, vole fur, feathers, fine grass, and in this case, even sheep’s wool.
The nests were photographed in four science collections: The California Academy of Sciences, The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates, and the American Museum of Natural History.
Subject Details:
Arctic or Hoary Redpoll
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Nest/Egg 708
St. Michael
United States, Alaska, Nome County, St. Michael
28 May 1896
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