red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) Description
English: "The Cross-Bill", Loxia curvirostra, wood engraving in A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick.
Date 1847
Source A History of British Birds, revised edition 1847
Author Thomas Bewick
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crossbill_woodcut_by_Thomas_Bewick.jpg
The red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, also known as the common crossbill in Eurasia. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.
