red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Query: Finch

Result: 588^th of 1287

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

Yugoslavian stamp with Loxia curvirostra 1968.jpg

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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Description
English: Yugoslavian stamp with Loxia curvirostra.
Date 25 May 1968
Source http://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/313829-Red_Crossbill_Loxia_curvirostra-Birds_-_Finches-Yugoslavia
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yugoslavian_stamp_with_Loxia_curvirostra_1968.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.

Finch
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