Red Crossbill
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(New page: image: redcrossbill.jpg '''Common Name:''' Red Crossbill '''Scientific Name:''' Loxia curvirostra '''Size:''' 6-8 inches (14-20cm) '''Habitat:''' Throughout North America. Found ...) |
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'''Size:''' 6-8 inches (14-20cm) | '''Size:''' 6-8 inches (14-20cm) | ||
- | '''Habitat:''' | + | '''Habitat:''' North America; throughout most of the United States and Canada. Found in mature conifer forests. |
- | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 30,000,000 - 100,000,000 Mature individuals. Populations appear to be stable in most areas. May be declining in Pacific Northwest rainforests where deforestation is rapid. Formerly common in Newfoundland; now rare, possibly extinct because of competition with the introduced Red Squirrel. |
'''Diet:''' Conifer seeds, especially spruce, pine, Douglas fir and hemlock. | '''Diet:''' Conifer seeds, especially spruce, pine, Douglas fir and hemlock. | ||
The Red Crossbills are so dependent upon conifer seeds that it even feeds them to its young. Consequently this allows the Crossbill to breed any time it finds a sufficiently large cone crop even in the coldest of winters. | The Red Crossbills are so dependent upon conifer seeds that it even feeds them to its young. Consequently this allows the Crossbill to breed any time it finds a sufficiently large cone crop even in the coldest of winters. | ||
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+ | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-cool-unusual-birds.html Songbird Remix Cool and Unusual Birds]''' |