red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Query: Johann michael seligmann

Result: 14^th of 28

Subject:	red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist George Edwards (1694–1773) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edwards_(naturalist)
Creator: Johann Michael Seligmann
Description
Loxia americana
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Edwards VIII 93
Old Latin name Loxia americana
New Latin name Loxia curvirostra
Common name Nederlands: Kruisbek
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loxia_americana_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ16000187.tif

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.

Johann michael seligmann
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