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Red crossbill

Birds

The red crossbill, called the common crossbill in Europe, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Its distinctive mandibles cross at the tips, an adaptation that lets it extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits. Adults are often brightly coloured, with red or orange males and green or yellow females, and wide variation in beak size, shape, and call type has led to different variants being classified as subspecies. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Loxia curvirostra 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Red crossbill (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26552 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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2. Red crossbill (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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