Home › Entities › Taxon › Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae
Taxon Q26552
Red Crossbill
USFWS Midwest Region from Midwest Region, United States · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
taxon
Short name
L. curvirostra[6]
Diel cycle
diurnality
IUCN conservation status
least concern[3]
Litter size
3.5
Mass
2.95 g[22]
Parent taxon
Loxia[4]
Taxon author citation
Linnaeus, 1758
Taxon common name
gylfingroes, Red Crossbill, Fichtenkreuzschnabel, Piquituerto Común, trencapinyes comú, křivka obecná, kuuse-käbilind, Grankorsnebb, Клёст-еловик, イスカ, Lille Korsnæb, pikkukäpylintu
+29 morekeresztcsőrű, krzyżodziób świerkowy, krivonos smrekový, mindre korsnäbb, Kruisbek, Bec-croisé des sapins, Crociere, cruza-bico, krivokljun, Common Crossbill, Crossbill, eglinis kryžiasnapis, Krossnefur, egļu krustknābis, kruisbek, beccroisé des sapins, common crossbill, Piquituerto común, шишкар ялиновий, Guossabáhcatloddi, Crosghob, Beg-kroaz, Cam-ghob, Gob cam, Gelvyn cam, krstokljun, 红交嘴雀, picutuertu, cruza-bico-comum
[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Taxon name
Loxia curvirostra[5]
Taxon range
Africa
Taxon rank
species[2]
Wingspan
29 cm[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en red crossbill en Loxia curvirostra en Common Crossbill en Red Crossbill ar متصالب المنقار الأحمر ar قرزبيل أحمر ar مصلب المنقار الأحمر cs křivka obecná da Lille korsnæb de Loxia curvirostra de Fichtenkreuzschnabel el Σταυρομύτης es piquituerto común es piquituerto comun fa نوک‌ضربدری سرخ fi Loxia curvirostra fi pikkukäpylintu fr Bec-croise des sapins fr beccroisé des sapins fr Bec-croisé des sapins
🔖 Identifiers · 79
ABA bird ID
redcro
ADW taxon ID
Loxia_curvirostra
All About Birds ID
Red_Crossbill
AnimalBase ID
2966
Avibase taxon ID
135564AAF6B01DA2
BOLD Systems taxon ID
9635
BTO Birds of Britain ID
bob16660
BTO five-letter code
CROSS
Belgian Species List ID
3180
BioLib taxon ID
9014
Biota Information System of New Mexico species ID
040230
BirdLife taxon ID
22720646
Show all 79 identifiers +67
Birds of India ID
1458
CONABIO ID
189571AVESB501112
CalPhotos taxon ID
Loxia+curvirostra
Catalogue of Life ID
3W8WP
Czech NDOP taxon ID
1236
Dyntaxa ID
103049
E-Fauna BC species ID
Loxia curvirostra
EASIN ID
R08820
EBiodiversity ID
72226
EBird taxon ID
redcro
EPPO Code
LOXICU
EUNIS ID for species
1123
EURING number
16660
Encyclopedia of Life ID
1051010
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/red-crossbill
Fauna Europaea ID
97478
Fauna Europaea New ID
fa271b06-64ac-446e-9833-cd0dde66bf39
Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility's Species List ID
MX.36358
Fossilworks taxon ID
161535
Freebase ID
/m/0202j5
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
9629160
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
grankorsnebb
Guide to North American Birds ID
red-crossbill
IBP 4-letter bird species alpha code
RECR
IBP 6-letter bird species alpha code
LOXCUR
INSDC/RefSeq assembly accession number
GCA_013398455.1
INaturalist taxon ID
10411
IRMNG ID
10967943
ITIS TSN
179259
IUCN taxon ID
22720646
Idaho Species ID
17578
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
239902
Interlingual Index ID
i43310
Internet Bird Collection species ID
red-crossbill-loxia-curvirostra
J9U entity ID
987007551561405171
John J. Audubon's Birds of America ID
american-crossbill
Lex ID
lille_korsnæb
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
04238/eu_m_2839/m2839
Maryland Biodiversity Project species ID
1335
Montana Field Guide species ID
ABPBY05050
Museum-digital tag ID
36550
NBIC scientific name ID
4254
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0000530454
NCBI taxonomy ID
64802
NWT Species ID
loxia-curvirostra
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
taxon/A2BA9DE5-9492-497E-813C-F26341A26AB6
Naturbasen species ID
690/lille-korsnaeb
NatureServe Explorer ID
2.1009908
Nederlands Soortenregister ID
139565
Neotropical Birds ID
redcro
OBIS ID
1484470
Observation.org taxon ID
284
Oiseaux.net ID
bec-croise.des.sapins
Open Tree of Life ID
298778
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
161535
SOR bird ID
Forfecuta
TAXREF ID
4603
Tierstimmenarchiv ID
9676
UMLS CUI
C0326920
VerbaAlpina ID
C4144
Vikidia article ID
fr:Bec-croisé_des_sapins
WikiKids ID
Kruisbek
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
01536534-n
Xeno-canto species ID
Loxia-curvirostra
YSO ID
38601
Yale LUX ID
concept/aed6f0ae-b28a-4e38-9e69-94cadfbb526f
ZOBODAT taxon ID
20402

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Diel cycle 1
diurnality
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Loxia
Taxon range 1
Africa
Taxon rank 1
species
← Taxon found at location 1
Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Red Crossbill is a taxon[1].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Red Crossbill. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-crossbill
MLA “Red Crossbill.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-crossbill.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_red-crossbill_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Red Crossbill}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-crossbill}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Red Crossbill — https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-crossbill (retrieved 2026-11-12)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-crossbill · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VerbaAlpina ID → C4144
    "Created claim: VerbaAlpina ID: C4144, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → 29 centimetre
    Parent taxon → Loxia
    Litter size → 3.5
    Taxon range → Africa
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 38601, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.