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− | [[Image:Red_Crossbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by forcreeks.<br />Photo taken: Cabin Lake, Oregon, USA.]] | + | [[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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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Southern [[Alaska]], [[Manitoba]], [[Quebec]], and [[Newfoundland]], south in the west to northern [[Nicaragua]], and in eastern [[ | + | 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. |
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+ | 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 |
Revision as of 20:20, 25 January 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