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Common Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
(L. c. guillemardi)
| Armenian Name: | Եղևնու խաչկտուց |
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| Species Status: | Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 57 for Common Crossbill and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 16.5 cm, Wing Span:27-30.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 326. |
| Description: | Unique in having a bill with the long tips crossed. |
| Adult: | Male is largely red. Female is gray-green with yellowish rump and occasionally a few red or orange feathers. |
| Juvenile: | Yellowish-brown with extensive brown streaks. |
| Immature: | Immature males can show extensive orange and/or green. |
| Behavior: | Gregarious; usually found in small family groups. Breeds in late winter and early spring. Feeds high in trees, using bill to separate scales of cones. |
| Habitat: | Mature coniferous forest. |
| Food: | Seeds, mostly of conifers; some invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Platform of twigs in top of conifer. |
| Eggs: | 22 mm, 3-4, bluish-white, purplish spots. |
