Red crossbill

It is a granivore and herbivore of forest habitat with a perching lifestyle, and it is partially migratory across a geographic range of 22,670,000 km². Clutches hold 3.4 eggs, with 1.75 clutches per year, eggs are incubated for 13 days, and the species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, not a threatened category.

Weight

38.3 g – 41.3 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

29 cmsrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

8 years – 16.1 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Granivoresrc for Diet

Main food

seedssrc for Main food

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

13 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3.4 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.75src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Partialsrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The red crossbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPasseriformes
5. familyFringillidae
6. genusLoxia
7. SpeciesLoxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Crucirostra vulgaris, Crucirostra vulgaris, Loxia albiventris, Loxia curvirostra bangsi, Loxia curvirostra przewalskii, Loxia curvirostra reai, Loxia curvirostra rubrifasciata, Loxia curvirostra turkestanensis, Loxia curvirostra vividior, Loxia vulgaris, Loxia vulgaris, Loxorynchus cruvirostra, Loxorynchus curvirostra

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@misc{red_crossbill_2026,
  title = {Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-crossbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}