Common Name |
White Winged Crossbill |
Family |
Icteridae |
Genus |
Loxia |
Species |
leucoptera |
Authority |
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Comments |
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Sex |
Male |
Dimensions |
Length - 15.0cm
Wing expand - 22.9cm
Wing length - 8.6cm
Tail length - 6.1cm
Bill length - 1.8cm
Tarsus - 1.6cm
Bill width - 0.6cm |
Feeding information |
Seeds (prefers conifer seeds), occasionally insects, licks salt and minerals from roads |
Habitat information |
Coniferous forests, and occasionally deciduous forests or towncites |
Location found |
Algonquin park - Road kill |
References |
Bezener, 2000.; Sibley, 2000. |