Red Crossbill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMexican Crossbill, Bent's Crossbill, Bendire's Crossbill, Crossbill, Sitka Crossbill, American Crossbill, Grinnell's Crossbill, Common Crossbill, Newfoundland Crossbill, Fir 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 ], Եղևնու Խաչկտուց, Եղեվնու Խաչկտուց
Azerbaijanialacadimdik, Küknar çaltadimdiyi, Küknar çataldimdiyi, yolka çataldimdiyi, küknar qartaldimdiyi
Bashkirтәресуҡыш, шыршы турғайы, нарат сыпсығы
BasqueMokokerra, Trencapinyes, Mokoker (arrunt)
BelarusianБелакрылы крыжадзюб, Крыжадзюб-яловік, Крыжадзюб
BretonBeg-kroaz, Ar beg-kroaz
BulgarianОбикновена кръсточовка
CatalanTrencapinyes, Trencapinyons, trencapinyes comú
Chinese[jiao-hui-niao], 歪嘴雀, [hong jiao-zui-que], 白腹鶡, [jiao-zui], [wai-zui que], [jiao-zui-niao], 交嘴鸟, 交嘴雀, 东方交嘴, 交喙鸟, 交嘴, 红交嘴, 红交嘴雀, 青交嘴
Chinese (Traditional)青交嘴, 紅交嘴雀, 歪嘴雀, 白腹鶡, 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
Czechkøivka obecná, křivka obecná, Krivka obecná
DanishLille Korsnæb
DutchKruisbek
Esperantomalgranda krucbekulo, Ruĝa krucbekulo
Estoniankuuse-käbilind
FaroeseKrossnev
Finnishpikkukäpylintu
FrenchBec-croisé des sapins, Bec-croise rouge, Bec-croisé rouge, Bec-croisé commun, Beccroisé des sapins
FrisianKrúsbek
GalicianTrencapinyes, Cruzabico, Cruzabico común
Georgianნასკარტმარწუხა, ნისკარტმარწუხა
GermanFichtenkreuzschnabel
Greek(Κοινός) Σταυρομύτης, Σταυρομύτης, Σταυρoμύτης, Σταυρομούττης
Hebrewצלוב מקור מצוי, צלוב-מקור אדום, צלוב-מקור, צלוב־מקור, צלוב מקור
HungarianKeresztcsõrû, Keresztcsoru, keresztcsőrű
IcelandicKrossnefur
IrishCrosghob
ItalianCrociere comune, Crociere
Japaneseイスカ
KazakhШыршашыл қайшауыз, шыршашыл қайшыауыз, шырша торғайы, шырша қайшыауызы
Korean솔잣새
Latvianegļu krustknābis, Egļu putns
Lithuanianeglinis kryžiasnapis
LuxembourgishKräizschniewel
Macedonianкрстоклун, Крстоклун
MalteseKruċjat, ortulan geddumu imsallab
ManxGob cam
Mongolianулаан загалмай божрог, Гацуурын солбин хошуут, Гацуурын загалмай бялзуухай, загалмай бялзуухай, Гацуурын солбинхушуут
NepaliकÄचीठू“डे
Northern SamiGuossabáhcatloddi
Norwegiangrankorsnebb, Grankorsnebb
Norwegian NynorskGrankrossnebb
Persianسهرۀ نوک‌قیچی, سهره نوک‌ قیچی, سهره نوک‌قیچی
Polishkrzyżodziób świerkowy, krzyzodziób swierkowy
Portuguesecruza-bico-comum, cruza-bico, Cruza-bico(-comum), cruza bico
RomanianForfecuță, Forfecuţă, Forfecuţa
RomanshCruscharel
RussianОбыкновенный клёст, Klyost-yelovik, обыкновенный, Клест-еловик, Обыкновенный Клест - Клест Еловик, Обыкновенный клест, Клест обыкновенный, Клёст-еловик
SerbianКрстокљун, Krstokljun, Крстоклјун
Slovakkrivonos smrekový, Krivonos obyčajný
Sloveniankrivokljun, mali krivokljun
SpanishPiquituerto franjeado, Piquituerto, Piquitureto Común, Picotuerto Rojo, Piquituerto común, piquituerto rojo
Swedishmindre korsnäbb
Tatarчыршы чукыры
TurkishYeni Dünya, Çaprazgaga, Bayağı çaprazgaga
Turkmenýolkaçy girrik
Ukrainianшишкар ялиновий, Шишкар ялиновий , Ялиновий шишкар
Uzbekарча қайчитумшуғи
VietnameseMỏ chéo, Chim Mỏ chéo
WelshGylfin groes, Croesbig, Gylfingroes