OTHER NAMES: White-winged Crossbill
Latin Etymology: Loxia ("crosswise") leucoptera ("white winged")
Call of Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) at Mucho Lake, British Columbia, Canada - August 2024
Featured Subspecies: Loxia leucoptera leucoptera
Weight: 25-40g / Length: 14-17cm / Wingspan: 26-28cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The most distinct of the Crossbill species due to the prominant white wingbars that almost all other species lack, excluding the Hispaniolan Crossbill which has absolutely no range overlap by a factor of several thousand miles. Present in both North America and Eurasia where it's range in each coincides largely with northern boreal forests. They favour spruce as their trees of choice.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Loxia
SUBSPECIES: L. l. leucoptera, L. l . bifasciata
- Sighting Locations -
CANADA -Breeds in most of Canada up to the Tree Line
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Heard in British Columbia
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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