Parrot Crossbill

Loxia pytyopsittacus Borkhausen, 1793

Parrot Crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus, is a finch of the Palearctic conifer zone, breeding from Scotland and Scandinavia through the Baltic countries to the Petchora River region and south to south-west Siberia. It is also found in southern Lithuania. Outside the breeding season it moves south in irruptive fashion. It is a crossbill with a thicker bill than its relatives, and the tips of the mandibles do not always stand out clearly. It was described by Borkhausen in 1793.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Breeding range

Palearctic: subarctic to n temperate nw Palearctic in conifers: Scotland (n British Isles), Scandinavia to and Baltic countries n Europe to Petchora River region (w Siberia), in s Lithuania to sw Siberia

Nonbreeding range

irruptively southward