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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Tom_Reichner, all rights reserved

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Bob Lalonde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Пакалнис Дэниел, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Пакалнис Дэниел, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Abby Sesselberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

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Group
Birds

About

The red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, also known as the common crossbill in Eurasia. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.

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