White-winged Crossbill




White-winged Crossbill


White-winged Crossbill
(Loxia leucoptera)

Order:  Passeriformes
Family:  Fringillidae





Male White-winged Crossbill
Photo © Timothey Kosachev

White-winged Crossbill Information


White-winged Crossbill
Description, range, habitat, songs and calls, identification tips, and behavior. Includes photos, illustration with field marks, and range map. (From WhatBird.com)

White-winged Crossbill
Photos, description, habitat, range, behavior, reproduction, diet, and conservation status of this bird. (From Oiseaux-Birds)

White-winged Crossbill
Behavior, range/migration, physical traits, nesting and habitat. Includes photo and sounds. (From Boreal Birds)

  Song & calls of White-winged Crossbill


  Identification tips for White-winged Crossbill

Female White-winged Crossbill

Female White-winged Crossbill

© Dmitry [CC NC 4.0]


Breeding Bird Survey Map,
2011-2015


White-winged Crossbill Breeding Map

(Image credit: USGS)


Range in New England


In New England, the White-winged Crossbill is a highly irregular year-round resident in Maine, northern New Hampshire, and northern Vermont.

This bird is found very rarely in the rest of the region.


Year-round Map from eBird

Year-round sightings of the White-winged Crossbill over the past 10 years (2009-2019)


Christmas Bird Count Map
Historical CBC Map from USGS