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Revision as of 06:16, 3 July 2012
- Loxia curvirostra
Alternate name: Common Crossbill
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.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Loxia curvirostra (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
