Loxia leucoptera ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: FRINGILLIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A medium-sized finch of the boreal forest, the White-winged Crossbill is adapted for extracting seeds from the cones of coniferous trees. It moves large distances between years tracking the cone crop from place to place.
Take an up-close look at the remarkable physical adaptations White-winged Crossbills use to retrieve seeds hidden inside tightly closed spruce cones. Cornell Lab of Ornithology;
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