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| − | ;Loxia curvirostra | + | ;[[:Category:Loxia|Loxia]] curvirostra |
| − | [[Image:Red_Crossbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by forcreeks.<br | + | [[Image:Red_Crossbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by forcreeks.<br>Photo taken: Cabin Lake, [[Oregon]], USA.]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Medium-sized finch | *Medium-sized finch | ||
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*Dark bill with crossed tip | *Dark bill with crossed tip | ||
*Notched tail | *Notched tail | ||
| − | + | ===Female=== | |
*Yellow-orange crown and rump | *Yellow-orange crown and rump | ||
*Olive-green body | *Olive-green body | ||
*Grey-brown wings and tail | *Grey-brown wings and tail | ||
| − | + | ===Juvenile=== | |
Streaked brown overall | Streaked brown overall | ||
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Also found in Eurasia. | Also found in Eurasia. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Balearic Crossbill ''L.c. balearica'' is a subspecies of Red Crossbill | + | Balearic Crossbill ''L.c. balearica'' is a subspecies of Red Crossbill. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Coniferous forests | Coniferous forests | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ===Diet=== | |
They eat insects and the buds and seeds of many shrubs and trees. | They eat insects and the buds and seeds of many shrubs and trees. | ||
==Voice== | ==Voice== | ||
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<flashmp3>Loxia curvirostra (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Loxia curvirostra (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Loxia curvirostra (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Loxia curvirostra (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Loxia+curvirostra}} | {{GSearch|Loxia+curvirostra}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Loxia]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 19:31, 17 September 2008
- Loxia curvirostra
Identification
- Medium-sized finch
- Red-orange body
- Brighter red on rump
- Dark brown wings
- Dark bill with crossed tip
- Notched tail
Female
- Yellow-orange crown and rump
- Olive-green body
- Grey-brown wings and tail
Juvenile
Streaked brown overall
Distribution
Southern Alaska, Manitoba, Quebec, and Newfoundland, south in the west to northern Nicaragua, and in eastern United States to Wisconsin and North Carolina (in mountains). This bird winters irregularly south to the Gulf coast.
Also found in Eurasia.
Taxonomy
Balearic Crossbill L.c. balearica is a subspecies of Red Crossbill.
Habitat
Coniferous forests
Behaviour
Diet
They eat insects and the buds and seeds of many shrubs and trees.
Voice
<flashmp3>Loxia curvirostra (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
