Red crossbill / Fichtenkreuzschnabel (Loxia curvirostra)
Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABUDas war eine Überraschung - ein paar Fichtenkreuzschnabel in der berühmte Birke am Luppmen. 2024-11-03 11:45:40 Luppmen
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Classification: Genus Loxia (Loxia); Subfamily Carduelinae (Carduelinae); Family Fringillidae (Fringillidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Forests with conifers. Some spend the winter in Switzerland, others are here year-round.
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Physical details: length=16 cm, wingspan=27-30 cm, weight=35-50 g
Habitats: Forest Song: Repeated hi-low pattern...well, doesn't always sound like that. The very short beginning of my Stazersee recording before the static sets in does, as well as a song found online. One recording reminds me of cicada sounds.
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-10 KHz
First documented observation: 2020-06-13 in Sils. Most recent observation: 2024-11-03 in Luppmen.
Media
Red crossbill. 2023-10-03 14:21:30 New Jersey Exposure 0.001 |
I couldn't believe these red crossbills live in the US too. 2023-10-03 14:21:16 New Jersey Exposure 0.001 |
![]() Rolf auf der Pirsch mit einem Fichtenkreuzschnabel. 2021-06-27 06:45:56 Wildhaus ![]() Exposure 0.001 |
Fichtenkreuzschnabel, Gamsalp bei Wildhaus. 2021-06-27 06:42:02 Wildhaus Exposure 0.001 | ||
Erster Fichtenkreuzschnabel den ich je gesehen habe - und selber gefunden habe während der FOK-Bergvogel-Exkursion. 2021-06-27 01:13:00 Wildhaus Exposure 0.001 |
![]() Wikimedia Red Crossbills (Male). Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikimedia Red_Crossbills_(Male).jpg ![]() |
Sils 2020-06-13 12:28:51 ♫ 2020-06-13 12:28:51 Source: BirdNet 20200613_122851 birdnet 641 near stazersee - Red crossbill.mp3 Sils (song?)
XC775798 - Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra - song.
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XC575836 Red crossbill song.
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