White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
(L 6.5" WS 10.5" Wt 0.91 oz)
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
14Mar09
Can eat up to 3,000
conifer seeds in a day.
conifer seeds in a day.
The genus Loxia (crossbills) evolved amid the
conifer forests of the northern hemisphere
around 9 million years ago.
(John Reilly)
conifer forests of the northern hemisphere
around 9 million years ago.
(John Reilly)
© BirdNote,
Bryan Pfeiffer
© Wikipedia
Loxia in Greek means cross-
wise; leucoptera in Latin
means white-winged.
wise; leucoptera in Latin
means white-winged.
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