Red Crossbill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBendire's Crossbill, Grinnell's Crossbill, Common Crossbill, Newfoundland Crossbill, Fir Crossbill, Sitka Crossbill, Mexican Crossbill, American Crossbill, Crossbill, Bent's Crossbill
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFinches, Euphonias / Fringillidae
GenusLoxia
Breeding regionEurasia, Middle America, North America, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionsubarctic to subtropical Holarctic conifer forest; British Is., Scandinavia (except far n) e across Russia to Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin and s Kuril Is. (se Russia), Hokkaido to c Honshu (n, c Japan), n Korean Pen., in s through Iberian Pen., Morocco to Tunisia (nw, nc Africa), e through Mediterranean, Turkey, Caucasus, Altai of e Kyrgyzstan, e Kazakhstan, nw Xinjiang (nw China), s, c Mongolia to Heilongjiang and Hebei (ne China); disjunctly wc to e Himalayas, se Tibet, Qinghai and Gansu to nw Yunnan; s Vietnam; Luzon (n Philippines); se Alaska e to Newfoundland (ne Canada), s to n Baja California (nw Mexico), Rocky and Appalachian mts., s through Nicaragua
Non breeding regionirruptively southward

Red Crossbill bird sounds *

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    Call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
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    Call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
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    Call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
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    Call, male, song, © Piotr Szczypinski
    Poland
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    Call, © Matthias Hemprich
    Germany
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    Call, © Jerome Fischer
    Switzerland
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    Song, © Jerome Fischer
    Spain
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Micah Riegner
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Belgium
  • 10.
    Call, © Kristie Nelson
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill subspecies (19)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Loxia curvirostra altaiensisne Kazakhstan, sw Siberia and w Mongolia-No
Loxia curvirostra balearicac, s Spain, Balearic Is.-No
Loxia curvirostra bendireiinland sw Canada and inland nw USA-No
Loxia curvirostra bentic Rocky Mts. (wc USA)-No
Loxia curvirostra corsicanaCorsica-No
Loxia curvirostra curvirostran, w, c Europe to ne Siberia and n Mongolia-No
Loxia curvirostra grinnelliwc to sw USA-No
Loxia curvirostra guillemardie Balkans and Turkey to the Caucasus and s Ukraine-No
Loxia curvirostra himalayensisHimalayas to s China-No
Loxia curvirostra japonicase Siberia to Sakhalin and Kuril Is., ne China, Korean Pen., Hokkaido and n, c Honshu (n, nc Japan)-No
Loxia curvirostra luzoniensismontane Luzon (n Philippines)-No
Loxia curvirostra meridionaliss Vietnam-No
Loxia curvirostra mesamericanaGuatemala and Belize to Nicaragua-No
Loxia curvirostra minorse Canada and ne USA-No
Loxia curvirostra percnaNewfoundland-No
Loxia curvirostra poliogynas Italy, nw Africa-No
Loxia curvirostra sitkensiscoastal s Alaska to coastal w USA-No
Loxia curvirostra stricklandisw USA to s Mexico-No
Loxia curvirostra tianschanicase Kazakhstan to Tajikistan and nw China-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаҦсард
AlbanianSqepkryqi
Arabicنوع من الطيور, الهزار الاحمر
Armenian[Yeghevnu Khachktuts ], Եղեվնու Խաչկտուց, Եղևնու Խաչկտուց
Azerbaijaniküknar qartaldimdiyi, Küknar çaltadimdiyi, Küknar çataldimdiyi, alacadimdik, yolka çataldimdiyi
Bashkirшыршы турғайы, тәресуҡыш, нарат сыпсығы
BasqueMokoker (arrunt), Trencapinyes, Mokokerra
BelarusianКрыжадзюб, Крыжадзюб-яловік, Белакрылы крыжадзюб
BretonBeg-kroaz, Ar beg-kroaz
BulgarianОбикновена кръсточовка
CatalanTrencapinyons, trencapinyes comú, Trencapinyes
Chinese歪嘴雀, [wai-zui que], [jiao-zui-niao], 交嘴鸟, 交嘴雀, 东方交嘴, 交喙鸟, 青交嘴, 红交嘴, [hong jiao-zui-que], 白腹鶡, 交嘴, [jiao-zui], 红交嘴雀, [jiao-hui-niao]
Chinese (Traditional)白腹鶡, 紅交嘴雀, 歪嘴雀, 青交嘴, 交嘴, 交嘴鳥, 東方交嘴, 紅交嘴, 交喙鳥, 交嘴雀
Chuvashчăрăш кукăрсăмси
CornishGelvyn cam
Croatiankrstokljun, Krstokljun omorikaš
Czechkřivka obecná, køivka obecná, Krivka obecná
DanishLille Korsnæb
DutchKruisbek
EsperantoRuĝa krucbekulo, malgranda krucbekulo
Estoniankuuse-käbilind
FaroeseKrossnev
Finnishpikkukäpylintu
FrenchBec-croisé des sapins, Beccroisé des sapins, Bec-croise rouge, Bec-croisé commun, Bec-croisé rouge
FrisianKrúsbek
GalicianTrencapinyes, Cruzabico común, Cruzabico
Georgianნასკარტმარწუხა, ნისკარტმარწუხა
GermanFichtenkreuzschnabel
GreekΣταυρoμύτης, (Κοινός) Σταυρομύτης, Σταυρομύτης, Σταυρομούττης
Hebrewצלוב מקור מצוי, צלוב־מקור, צלוב מקור, צלוב-מקור אדום, צלוב-מקור
HungarianKeresztcsõrû, Keresztcsoru, keresztcsőrű
IcelandicKrossnefur
IrishCrosghob
ItalianCrociere, Crociere comune
Japaneseイスカ
Kazakhшырша қайшыауызы, шырша торғайы, Шыршашыл қайшауыз, шыршашыл қайшыауыз
Korean솔잣새
Latvianegļu krustknābis, Egļu putns
Lithuanianeglinis kryžiasnapis
LuxembourgishKräizschniewel
Macedonianкрстоклун, Крстоклун
MalteseKruċjat, ortulan geddumu imsallab
ManxGob cam
MongolianГацуурын солбин хошуут, загалмай бялзуухай, Гацуурын солбинхушуут, Гацуурын загалмай бялзуухай, улаан загалмай божрог
NepaliकÄचीठू“डे
Northern SamiGuossabáhcatloddi
Norwegiangrankorsnebb, Grankorsnebb
Norwegian NynorskGrankrossnebb
Persianسهره نوک‌ قیچی, سهرۀ نوک‌قیچی, سهره نوک‌قیچی
Polishkrzyzodziób swierkowy, krzyżodziób świerkowy
PortugueseCruza-bico(-comum), cruza bico, cruza-bico, cruza-bico-comum
RomanianForfecuţă, Forfecuţa, Forfecuță
RomanshCruscharel
Russianобыкновенный, Клест-еловик, Обыкновенный Клест - Клест Еловик, Обыкновенный клест, Обыкновенный клёст, Клест обыкновенный, Клёст-еловик, Klyost-yelovik
SerbianКрстоклјун, Krstokljun, Крстокљун
SlovakKrivonos obyčajný, krivonos smrekový
Slovenianmali krivokljun, krivokljun
SpanishPiquituerto, piquituerto rojo, Piquituerto franjeado, Picotuerto Rojo, Piquituerto común, Piquitureto Común
Swedishmindre korsnäbb
Tatarчыршы чукыры
TurkishYeni Dünya, Bayağı çaprazgaga, Çaprazgaga
Turkmenýolkaçy girrik
Ukrainianшишкар ялиновий, Ялиновий шишкар, Шишкар ялиновий
Uzbekарча қайчитумшуғи
VietnameseChim Mỏ chéo, Mỏ chéo
WelshGylfin groes, Croesbig, Gylfingroes