Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Red Crossbill
The Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Loxia curvirostra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Red Crossbill
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
No guides listed yet for Red Crossbill
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 19 subspecies for this species.
- Loxia curvirostra curvirostra
- Loxia curvirostra balearica
- Loxia curvirostra corsicana
- Loxia curvirostra poliogyna
- Loxia curvirostra guillemardi
- Loxia curvirostra altaiensis
- Loxia curvirostra tianschanica
- Loxia curvirostra himalayensis
- Loxia curvirostra meridionalis
- Loxia curvirostra japonica
- Loxia curvirostra luzoniensis
- Loxia curvirostra minor
- Loxia curvirostra percna
- Loxia curvirostra sitkensis
- Loxia curvirostra bendirei
- Loxia curvirostra benti
- Loxia curvirostra grinnelli
- Loxia curvirostra stricklandi
- Loxia curvirostra mesamericana
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe ; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1904, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 117.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Hispaniolan Crossbill
Loxia megaplaga
Two-barred Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Parrot Crossbill
Loxia pytyopsittacus
Scottish Crossbill
Loxia scotica
Cassia Crossbill
Loxia sinesciuris
Mindanao Serin
Chrysocorythus mindanensis
Indonesian Serin
Chrysocorythus estherae
Citril Finch
Carduelis citrinella
Corsican Finch
Carduelis corsicana
Grey-crowned Goldfinch
Carduelis caniceps
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Looking for a different species?