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Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera   [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order: Passeriformes Family: Carduelidae
BTO Codes: PD , TWBCR EURING No: 16650
Number in Britain: 2 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: Not a species of concern
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Visitor
Subspecies: bifasciata recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 28 cm Weight: M/F: 32 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: loxos=crosswise and Gr.: leukos + pteros=wing
World Distribution: n Eurasia, n&w North America, Hispaniola
Habitat: Coniferous forest
Diet: Mostly conifer seeds, esp. larch, spruce, some invertebrates in summer
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Cumbria, 1845 (Harrop, A.H.J. et al. 2007. British Birds 100:650-657)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 110 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: July to February
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Borders , Dumfries & Galloway , Fife (2001), Upper Forth , Highland (2003), Moray & Nairn , Outer Hebrides , Orkney (2002), Shetland (2002),
   North-east England: Durham , Northumberland (2001), East Yorkshire (1889), North Yorkshire (1990), South Yorkshire (2003),
   North-west England: Cheshire , Cumbria (1845),
   English Midlands: Derbyshire , Northamptonshire , Nottinghamshire , Shropshire , Staffordshire (1979),
   Eastern England: Bedfordshire , Essex (1866), Hertfordshire , Lincolnshire , Norfolk (2002), Suffolk (1889),
   South-east England: Berkshire (1890), Buckinghamshire (2003), Hampshire (1984), Isle of Wight , Kent , Oxfordshire (2002), Surrey (1966),
   South-west England: Cornwall , Devon , Dorset (1966), Gloucestershire (1998), Somerset ,
   Wales: Powys (1912),
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Other Names
White-winged Crossbill
Gaelic: Welsh: Croesbig Wenaden
Danish: Hvidvinget korsnæb Dutch: Witbandkruisbek
Finnish: Kirjosiipikäpylintu French: Beccroisé bifascié
German: Bindenkreuzschnabel Hungarian: Szalagos keresztcsoru
Icelandic: Víxlnefur Irish: Crosghob Báneiteach
Italian: Crociere fasciato Norwegian: Båndkorsnebb
Polish: Krzyzodziób modrzewiowy Portuguese: Cruza-bico-franjado
Spanish: Piquituerto franjeado Swedish: Bändelkorsnäbb
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1975 The pine crossbills Poyser, Berkhamsted [598.982 NET]
   Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London [598.982 NEW]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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