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− | [[Image:Parrot_Crossbill_male_by_maartenlorenz.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|maartenlorenz|maartenlorenz}}<br />Leusden, [[ | + | [[Image:Parrot_Crossbill_male_by_maartenlorenz.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|maartenlorenz|maartenlorenz}}<br />Leusden, [[Netherlands]], January 2008]] |
;[[: Category:Loxia|Loxia]] pytyopsittacus | ;[[: Category:Loxia|Loxia]] pytyopsittacus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[Image:ParrotCrossbill2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo of female by {{user|Macswede|Macswede}}<br />Gotska Sandön, [[Sweden]], June, 2012]] | |
− | '''Males''' - red or orange | + | Length 17-18 cm, weight 44-69 g<br /> |
− | '''Females''' - green or yellow. | + | Massive bill; lower mandible has bulbous underside. Flattish crown often looks like it continues into the upper mandible; bull-necked.<br /> |
+ | '''Males''' - red or orange-red.<br /> | ||
+ | '''Females''' - green or yellow.<br /> | ||
+ | '''Juveniles''' - as females, but streaked and slightly greyer | ||
− | + | Colours in males, females, and immatures closely parallel what is seen in other crossbills. | |
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
− | [[Common Crossbill]] | + | [[Common Crossbill]] and [[Scottish Crossbill]] are identical in plumage, but differ in structure, with Common Crossbill in particular having an obviously slenderer bill and less bull-necked head; Scottish is intermediate between Common and Parrot, and is effectively inseparable except by calls, and even that uncertain ([[Scottish Crossbill|q.v.]]). [[White-winged Crossbill]] is more easily distinguished by its white wingbars. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:ParrotCrossbillJuv.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo of juvenile by {{user|Macswede|Macswede}}<br />Gotska Sandön, [[Sweden]], June, 2012]] |
− | + | Northern [[Europe]], in [[Scandinavia]], the [[Baltic States]], and [[Russia]] east to the Ural Mountains. There is also a small population in central [[Scotland]]. During irruptions, occasionally breeds further west and south, with records in [[Germany]], [[Netherlands]] and [[England]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Breeds and winters in | + | Breeds and winters in pine ''Pinus'' forests and woodlands. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | Almost exclusively feed on | + | Almost exclusively feed on pine seeds, primarily Scots Pine ''P. sylvestris'', but also uses European Black Pine ''P. nigra'' and other pines when these are cultivated within the species' range. The crossed bill helps in extracting the seeds from the cones. Also eats immature conelets and pollen cones when seeds unavailable in late spring and early summer. During cone crop failures, will resort to seeds of other conifers, particularly spruce ''Picea'', but feeds less efficiently on these. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
− | + | {{ Audio|Loxia pytyopsittacus (song).mp3 }} | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Wikipedia |
#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
#Collins Field Guid 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guid 5th Edition | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Loxia | + | {{GSearch|"Loxia pytyopsittacus" {{!}} "Parrot Crossbill"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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+ | <br /> | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[category:Loxia]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[category:Loxia]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 19:53, 5 November 2022
- Loxia pytyopsittacus
Identification
Length 17-18 cm, weight 44-69 g
Massive bill; lower mandible has bulbous underside. Flattish crown often looks like it continues into the upper mandible; bull-necked.
Males - red or orange-red.
Females - green or yellow.
Juveniles - as females, but streaked and slightly greyer
Colours in males, females, and immatures closely parallel what is seen in other crossbills.
Similar species
Common Crossbill and Scottish Crossbill are identical in plumage, but differ in structure, with Common Crossbill in particular having an obviously slenderer bill and less bull-necked head; Scottish is intermediate between Common and Parrot, and is effectively inseparable except by calls, and even that uncertain (q.v.). White-winged Crossbill is more easily distinguished by its white wingbars.
Distribution
Northern Europe, in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Russia east to the Ural Mountains. There is also a small population in central Scotland. During irruptions, occasionally breeds further west and south, with records in Germany, Netherlands and England.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Breeds and winters in pine Pinus forests and woodlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Almost exclusively feed on pine seeds, primarily Scots Pine P. sylvestris, but also uses European Black Pine P. nigra and other pines when these are cultivated within the species' range. The crossed bill helps in extracting the seeds from the cones. Also eats immature conelets and pollen cones when seeds unavailable in late spring and early summer. During cone crop failures, will resort to seeds of other conifers, particularly spruce Picea, but feeds less efficiently on these.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guid 5th Edition
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.