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red crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Description:

medium stocky reddish-orange finch with distinctive crossed bill used for prying seeds out of conifer cones. Although at a glance could be confused with house finch, the bird is stockier, more orange and has more color on its body. The female is yellowish-green(in photo two, she is between the right hand male goldfinch and the female goldfinch and in 5 at the far right)

Habitat:

at a neighborhood feeder

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KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Coquille, Oregon, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on May 28, 2012

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