Carduelis cabaret, C. hornemanni and C. flammea are considered the same species, C. flammea, according to the current BirdLife International taxonomy. Therefore, the EU population status was assessed at the level of C. flammea.

Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea, is a species of passerine bird in the finch family found in heathland and shrub and woodland and forest ecosystems. It has a widespread distribution across northern parts of Europe. In the north of this species's range it breeds in lowland treeless tundra and dry heath with dwarf birch (Betula) and stunted shrubby osiers (Salix), as well as open taiga of pine (Pinus) and spruce (Picea) and scrub. Further south it prefers wooded slopes, swampy hollows and riverine thickets with birch, willow (Salix), juniper (Juniperus), alder (Alnus) and rowan (Sorbus), along with mixed birch and pine. In Iceland it also breeds in introduced conifer plantations and parks (European Red List 2015).

Carduelis flammea has a breeding population size of 869000-2300000 pairs in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Decreasing in the short term and Decreasing in the long term.

The EU population status of Carduelis flammea was assessed as Secure, because the species does not meet any of the IUCN Red List criteria for threatened or Near Threatened, or the criteria for Depleted or Declining (the EU27 population or range has not declined by 20% or more since 1980).

Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret, has a breeding population size of 360000-683000 pairs and a breeding range size of 551000 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Increasing in the short term and Uncertain in the long term. Carduelis flammea has a breeding population size of 505000-1600000 pairs and a breeding range size of 1070000 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Decreasing in the short term and Decreasing in the long term. Arctic Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni, has a breeding population size of 4200-15500 pairs and a breeding range size of 18900 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Unknown in the short term and Uncertain in the long term.