Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Fringillidae

About

The red crossbill or common crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.

Fun Fact

Crossbills have crossed bills that act as wedges to pry apart conifer cone scales, and can breed in any month of the year whenever cones are abundant—even in winter.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Restricted to Sweden by Ernst Hartert in 1904.

Diet

Eat the pippins of the apples [pomorum grana] but no other part of them.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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