BirdFringillidae
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
- Habitat
- Coniferous forest
- IUCN status
- LCLeast Concern
- Wingspan
- ~29 cm
Ecological relationships
Feeds on
Scots PinePinus sylvestrisBeak evolved specifically to extract seeds from closed pine cones. Nearly obligate on conifers.
Norway SprucePicea abiesSpruce cones are a primary food source across much of the European range; mandible morphology is adapted to prise open conifer cone scales.