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Scottish crossbill

Loxia scotica Hartert, 1904

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 40.9 g to 44.6 g and live up to 8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica)
Photo: Richard Crossley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scottish crossbill

Weight
40.9 g – 44.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
30 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
16.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
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

How big is the scottish crossbill?

SCOTTISH CROSSBILL · WINGSPAN 30 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 30 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the scottish crossbill is about 18% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the scottish crossbill live?

Not recorded

What is the scottish crossbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland.

The genus name Loxia is from Ancient Greek loxos, 'crosswise', and scotica is Latin for 'Scottish'. The Scottish Gaelic name for a crossbill is Cam-ghob, which means 'crooked beak'.

From the Wikipedia article “Scottish crossbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scottish_crossbill&oldid=1382190371), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the scottish crossbill endangered?

The scottish 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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the scottish crossbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusLoxia
  7. SpeciesLoxia scotica Hartert, 1904

Synonyms Loxia curvirostra scotica

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • هزاراسكتلنديArabic
  • متقاطع المنقار الاسكتلنديArabic
  • Шотландска кръсточовкаBulgarian
  • Beg-kroaz SkosBreton
  • trencapinyes escocèsCatalan
  • křivka skotskáCzech
  • Gylfingroes yr AlbanWelsh
  • Skotsk KorsnæbDanish
  • Skotske KorsnæbDanish
  • SchottlandkreuzschnabelGerman
  • SchottenkreuzschnabelGerman
  • Schottischer KreuzschnabelGerman
  • skota krucbekuloEsperanto
  • Piquituerto escocésSpanish
  • šoti käbilindEstonian
  • Eskoziar mokokerBasque
  • skotlanninkäpylintuFinnish
  • Bec-croisé d'ÉcosseFrench
  • Bec-croisé d’ÉcosseFrench
  • Crosghob AlbanachIrish
  • Cam-ghob AlbanachScottish Gaelic
  • Gob cam AlbinaghManx
  • צלוב מקור סקוטיHebrew
  • צלוב-מקור סקוטיHebrew
  • skót keresztcsőrűHungarian
  • SkotanefurIcelandic
  • Crociere scozzeseItalian
  • Crociere di ScoziaItalian
  • スコットランドイスカJapanese
  • 스코틀랜드솔잣새Korean
  • škotinis kryžiasnapisLithuanian
  • Skotijas krustknābisLatvian
  • Ałnánoodǫ́ǫ́z Dineʼé Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ dááʼałnááʼáhéNavajo
  • Schotse KruisbekDutch
  • skottekorsnebbNorwegian
  • krzyżodziób szkockiPolish
  • cruza-bico-escocêsPortuguese
  • Шотландский клёстRussian
  • SkotlánddabáhcatloddiNorthern Sami
  • krivonos škótskySlovak
  • škotski krivokljunSlovenian
  • Škotski krstokljunSerbian
  • skotsk korsnäbbSwedish
  • İskoç ÇaprazgagasıTurkish
  • шишкар шотландськийUkrainian
  • 苏格兰交嘴雀Chinese
  • 蘇格蘭交嘴雀Chinese

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Relatives of the scottish crossbill

Other species in the same genus Loxia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the scottish crossbill?

An adult scottish crossbill weighs 40.9 g – 44.6 g and has a wingspan of 30 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scottish crossbill endangered?

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

How long does the scottish crossbill live?

The scottish crossbill has a recorded lifespan of 8 years.

What kind of animal is the scottish crossbill?

The scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{scottish_crossbill_2026,
  title = {Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scottish-crossbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}