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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Subject: red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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Heubach common crossbill.jpg
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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)


Author Walter Heubach (German, 1865–1923)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heubach_common_crossbill.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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