Twobarred Crossbill by Mick Kemp BirdGuides
Twobarred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) Birdingplaces.eu
The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird breeds in the coniferous forests of Alaska, Canada, the northernmost United States and across the Palearctic extending into northeast Europe. It nests in conifers, laying 3-5 eggs.
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Cock of the Rock Twobarred Crossbills at Lynford Arboretum
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera bifasciata (Gmelin 1789). Appearance: Medium-sized finch red (adult males), yellowish-red (immature males) to greyish-green (females and juveniles) finch with distinctive mandibles curved and crossed at the tip. Distribution: Northern Scandinavia to Siberia Taxonomy: Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera bifasciata-> N Europe to E Siberia and NW China
Twobarred Crossbill by David Cooper BirdGuides
Description The two-barred crossbill is 14.5-17 cm (5.7-6.7 in) in length and weighs 25-40 g (0.88-1.41 oz). It has short legs, a forked tail, a crossed bill and two prominent white wing-bars. The male of the nominate subspecies has forehead, crown, nape and upper-parts bright raspberry-red.
TwoBarred Crossbill Photograph by Brett Friend
Holarctic. Polytypic. OVERVIEW There were invasions of this species to the British Isles in the winters of 1845-46 and 1890-91. A review was carried out with the results published in 2006 by the BOURC ( Ibis, 149, p. 194) resulting in all records prior to 1st November 1845 being rejected for varying reasons. This species is a larch-cone specialist.
Details Twobarred Crossbill BirdGuides
It is set 2-20 m above ground against the trunk of a conifer, typically spruce. On occasion it is placed at the end of a branch. Clutches are three to four eggs. The diet consists mainly of conifer seeds, buds, berries and shoots, chiefly of larch and spruce but it also takes a range of invertebrates and larvae (Clement 2016).
Twobarred Crossbill by John Irvine BirdGuides
Description The two-barred crossbill is 14.5-17 cm (5.7-6.7 in) in length and weighs 25-40 g (0.88-1.41 oz). It has short legs, a forked tail, a crossed bill and two prominent white wing-bars. The male of the nominate subspecies has forehead, crown, nape and upper-parts bright raspberry-red.
Twobarred Crossbill by Donald Robertson BirdGuides
The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill ( Loxia leucoptera ) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Animal name origin The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. Loxia is from loxos, "crosswise", and leucoptera means "white-winged" from leukos, "white" and pteron, "wing". Te Terrestrial No Not a migrant T starts with
Twobarred Crossbill Outer Hebrides Birds
Stocky, large-headed finch with a unique crossed bill. Males are pinkish-red with black wings and two bold white wingbars. Females yellowish overall. Nomadic; breeds at any time of year, whenever there is enough food available. Prefers spruce cones. Red Crossbill also has a crossed bill, but is duller overall without white wingbars. Often in small flocks. Rarely visits feeders. Listen for.
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Year Category Criteria; 2016: Least Concern: 2012: Least Concern: 2009: Least Concern: 2008: Least Concern: 2004: Least Concern: 2000: Lower Risk/Least Concern: 1994.
Twobarred Crossbill by John Irvine BirdGuides
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A gem of the northern woods, White-winged Crossbills often first appear as a bounding, chattering flock moving between spruce trees.
Twobarred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera Stock Photo Alamy
LC Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Summary Text account Data table and detailed info Distribution map Reference and further resources Family: Fringillidae (Finches) Authority: Gmelin, 1789 Red List Category Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria Justification of Red List category
Twobarred Crossbill by David Bailey BirdGuides
Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) :: xeno-canto Two-barred Crossbill · Loxia leucoptera · Gmelin, JF, 1789 Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias) Genus: Loxia Species: leucoptera 264 foreground recordings and 50 background recordings of Loxia leucoptera . Total recording duration 3:21:33. Results format: detailed
Blogbirder Twobarred Crossbill; Adult Males; Uppsala; 24th January 2012
The record-breaking Two-barred Crossbill irruption in Shetland, July-August 2019. Publish date: 12/08/2019. Dave Cooper, Brydon Thomason & Rob Fray summarise 2019's unprecedented arrival of Two-barred Crossbills to the archipelago, assessing the numbers involved and looking at possible causes.
Blogbirder Twobarred Crossbill; Adult Males; Uppsala; 24th January 2012
Naturalized. Provisional. Escapee: Exotic species known or suspected to be escaped or released, including those that have bred but don't yet fulfill the criteria for Provisional. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals. Learn about Two-barred Crossbill (American): explore photos, sounds, and observations collected by birders.
Twobarred Crossbill by David Cooper BirdGuides
Two-barred Crossbill bird information Values; Conservation status: LC - Least concern: Synonyms: White-winged Crossbill, Nearctic White-winged Crossbill: Order: Perching birds / Passeriformes
Twobarred Crossbill by Mick Kemp BirdGuides
Genetic research on their DNA failed to reveal any difference between any of the crossbills (including the morphologically distinct two-barred), with variation between individuals greater than any difference between the taxa.