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Scottish Crossbill

Loxia scoticaHartert, EJO, 1904

English (US) Scottish Crossbill

The Scottish Crossbill (Loxia scotica) 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.

Range: pine forest of northern ScotlandRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Loxia scotica
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Scottish Crossbill
Described by
Hartert, EJO, 1904

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Loxia curvirostra scotica
Described by
Hartert, EJO, 1904
Type locality
East Ross-shire, Scotland.
Original description
Die Vögel der paläarktischen Fauna. Systematische Übersicht der in Europa, Nord-Asien und der Mittelmeerregion vorkommenden Vögel 1 p.120

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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