English language
Toggle Transcript
crossbill::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | loxia curvirostra |
| Type of | finch |
Examples of crossbill
crossbill
Many years are crossbill-free here, and the red crossbill is usually more numerous.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This crossbill is mainly resident, but will regularly irrupt south if its food source fails.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This species of crossbill is resident, and is not known to migrate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On Thanksgiving Day, I saw my first white-winged crossbill in nine years at the Morton Arboretum.
From the dailyherald.com
As their name suggests, the white-winged crossbill has prominent patches of white in the wings.
From the orlandosentinel.com
At first, that might seem surprising because red crossbill populations are believed to be declining.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The red crossbill lacks this feature, and so the wings are the easiest way to tell the birds apart.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The crossbill is characterised by mandibles that cross at their tips, lending the group its English name.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The female red crossbill is yellowish.
From the thenewstribune.com
- Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
- The crossbills are birds in the finch family Fringillidae. The three to five (or possibly many more) species are all classified in the genus Loxia. These birds are characterised by the mandibles crossing at their tips, which gives the group its English name. ...
