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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Subject: red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)


Loxia curvirostra

Drawing by Magnus von Wright (1805 - 1868). Scanned from Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade 2nd edition.

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loxia_curvirostra.jpg

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.

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