Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Loxia