Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill · BirdGacha
10109 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 38.3 g
- Wingspan
- 29 cm
- Diet
- Seeds
- Migration
- Partially migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 85).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 54).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
19 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Loxia curvirostra curvirostra
n, w, c Europe to ne Siberia and n Mongolia
- Loxia curvirostra balearica
c, s Spain, Balearic Is.
- Loxia curvirostra corsicana
Corsica
- Loxia curvirostra poliogyna
s Italy, nw Africa
- Loxia curvirostra guillemardi
e Balkans and Turkey to the Caucasus and s Ukraine
- Loxia curvirostra altaiensis
ne Kazakhstan, sw Siberia and w Mongolia
- Loxia curvirostra tianschanica
se Kazakhstan to Tajikistan and nw China
- Loxia curvirostra himalayensis
Himalayas to s China
- Loxia curvirostra meridionalis
s Vietnam
- Loxia curvirostra japonica
se Siberia to Sakhalin and Kuril Is., ne China, Korean Pen., Hokkaido and n, c Honshu (n, nc Japan)
- Loxia curvirostra luzoniensis
montane Luzon (n Philippines)
- Loxia curvirostra minor
se Canada and ne USA
- Loxia curvirostra percna
Newfoundland
- Loxia curvirostra sitkensis
coastal s Alaska to coastal w USA
- Loxia curvirostra bendirei
inland sw Canada and inland nw USA
- Loxia curvirostra benti
c Rocky Mts. (wc USA)
- Loxia curvirostra grinnelli
wc to sw USA
- Loxia curvirostra stricklandi
sw USA to s Mexico
- Loxia curvirostra mesamericana
Guatemala and Belize to Nicaragua
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Loxia curvirostra
Which family does it belong to?
Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & Oriental & North America & Middle America: subarctic to subtropical Holarctic conifer forest: British Isles & Scandinavia (except far Northern) Eastern across Russia to Sea of Okhotsk & Sakhalin and Southern Kuril Is. (Southeastern Russia) & Hokkaido to Central Honshu (Northern & Central Japan) & Northern Korean Pen. & in Southern through Iberian Pen. & Morocco to Tunisia (Northwestern & North-central Africa) & Eastern through Mediterranean & Turkey & Caucasus & Altai of Eastern Kyrgyzstan & Eastern Kazakhstan & Northwestern Xinjiang (Northwestern China) & Southern & Central Mongolia to Heilongjiang and Hebei (Northeastern China); disjunctly West-central to Eastern Himalayas & Southeastern Tibet & Qinghai and Gansu to Northwestern Yunnan; Southern Vietnam; Luzon (Northern Philippines); Southeastern Alaska Eastern to Newfoundland (Northeastern Canada) & Southern to Northern Baja California (Northwestern Mexico) & Rocky and Appalachian mts. & Southern through Nicaragua
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Elaine R. Wilson, www.naturespicsonline.com · CC BY-SA 3.0
