"Carduelis flamméa" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin wani nau'in tsuntsu wanda aka fi sani da redpoll ko ƙaramin redpoll. Redpoll karamin finci ne wanda ke haifuwa a sassan arewacin Eurasia da Arewacin Amurka. Sunan tsuntsu ya samo asali ne daga halayensa na jajayen hula, wanda ya fi fitowa fili ga maza a lokacin kiwo. "Carduelis" shine sunan jinsin finches, yayin da "flamméa" yana nufin "flaming" ko "mai walƙiya," mai yiwuwa dangane da launin ja mai haske na tsuntsu.