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White-winged Crossbill Range Map

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Range Map for White-winged Crossbill

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Migration

Nomadic, but mostly resident in boreal forest.

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Species in This Family

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)

Evening Grosbeak

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Black Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Cassia Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Lesser Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

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