Description
Loxia curvirostra
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Loxia curvirostra
New Latin name Loxia curvirostra
Common name Nederlands: Kruisbek
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The red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, also known as the common crossbill in Eurasia. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.