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Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

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A Crossbill's Beak Does the Job

A close look at this Red Crossbill reveals a curious adaptation. The long tips of the upper and lower bill don't meet, but instead cross over each other. The bills of young birds are not crossed at hatching, but cross as they grow. The Red Crossbill bites between the scales of a cone and pries... read more »

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Related bird:  Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Crossbills Nest in Winter

In the grips of winter, when most songbirds are months away from the breeding season, crossbills are already warming up. It’s all about the food. When the evergreens hang heavy with snow and cones, crossbills can get all the calories they need for the demands of reproduction: courtship, egg... read more »

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Topics & Themes:  nesting
Related bird:  White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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Female Red Crossbill

© Gregg Thompson

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Red Crossbills

Red Crossbills

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Red Crossbill foraging in the Utah Mountains

Red Crossbill digi-videorecorded in the Utah Mountains near Mirror Lake during the 2008 American Birding Association Convention. read more »

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Red Crossbill, Edmonds Marsh, WA 1/19/13

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Male Red Crossbill eating seeds

Video courtesy of Hank Heiberg, Lake Joy, Carnation, WA read more »

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Red Crossbill, Edmonds Marsh, WA 1/19/13

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Female Red Crossbill eats seeds

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