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Loxia
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Crossbills are birds of the genus Loxia within the finch family (Fringillidae), with six extant and one extinct species. These birds are characterized by their mandibles with crossed tips, which gives the group its English name. Adult males tend to be red or orange in color, and females green or yellow, but there is much variation.
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Loxia is a genus of birds within the family Fringillidae. It belongs to the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its parent taxon is the subfamily Carduelinae.
Records for this genus are held by several institutions, including CMNH, CM, DMNH, MSU, and USNM. These records originate from the United States, Canada, and Soudan. The taxon has been documented in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Loxia
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae
Bindenkreuzschnabel, Männchen Bindenkreuzschnabel, Männchen Die Kreuzschnäbel (Loxia) stellen eine Gattung innerhalb der Familie der Finken (Fringillidae) dar, die holarktisch verbreitet ist. Charakteristisch und namensgebend für diese Gattung sind die seitwärts verschoben sich kreuzenden Spitzen von Ober- und Unterschnabel. Der Lebensraum von Kreuzschnäbeln sind Nadelwälder.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 79
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Collections
- CMNH, CM, DMNH, MSU, USNM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Soudan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Carduelinae
- Image
- Loxia curvirostra2.jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Loxia
- Commons category
- Loxia
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Loxia
- Commons gallery
- Loxia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Systematics and evolution
- Feeding behavior
- Fossil record
- References
- External links
Crossbills are birds of the genus Loxia within the finch family (Fringillidae), with six extant and one extinct species. These birds are characterized by their mandibles with crossed tips, which gives the group its English name. Adult males tend to be red or orange in color, and females green or yellow, but there is much variation.
Crossbills are specialist feeders on conifer cones, and the unusual bill shape is an adaptation which enables them to extract seeds from cones. These birds are typically found in higher northern hemisphere latitudes, where their food sources grow. They irrupt out of the breeding range when the cone crop fails. Crossbills breed very early in the year, often in winter months, to take advantage of maximum cone supplies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loxia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.