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  • Two Barred Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera
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  • Two-barred Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera - adult male drinking
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  • Two-barred Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera - adult male drinking
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  • Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra. L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra - Female. L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra - Male. L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
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  • Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica L 15-17cm. Very similar to Common Crossbill and extreme caution is needed with identification. Scottish has more robust and stout bill than Common, suited to extracting seeds from Scots Pine cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but duller. Juvenile is grey-brown and streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call, deeper than that of Common. Status Found nowhere else in world other than native Scots Pine forests in Scotland.
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Parrot Crossbill - Loxia pytyopsittacus
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  • Parrot Crossbill - Loxia pytyopsittacus
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