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Two-barred Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera · Fringillidae
Where it's found
Every region with Two-barred Crossbill in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Uncommon | #520 | |
| China | Rare | #851 | Introduced |
| Denmark | Rare | #361 | |
| Finland | Uncommon | #337 | |
| Iceland | Rare | #231 | |
| Mongolia | Rare | #358 | Introduced |
| Norway | Uncommon | #399 | |
| Russian Federation | Rare | #595 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Uncommon | #180 | |
| Sweden | Uncommon | #426 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Rare | #507 | |
| United States of America | Uncommon | #963 | |
| Alaska | Common | #341 | |
| Alberta (White-winged crossbill) | Uncommon | #234 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #377 | |
| Colorado | Rare | #378 | |
| Connecticut | Rare | #271 | |
| Idaho | Rare | #282 | |
| Illinois | Rare | #280 | |
| Indiana | Rare | #257 | |
| Iowa | Rare | #258 | |
| Kansas | Rare | #286 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #284 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #260 | |
| Maryland | Rare | #287 | |
| Massachusetts | Rare | #316 | |
| Michigan | Uncommon | #294 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #292 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #305 | |
| Nebraska | Rare | #299 | |
| New Brunswick | Uncommon | #253 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #265 | |
| New Jersey | Rare | #294 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #345 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #240 | |
| North Dakota | Rare | #244 | |
| Northwest Territories | Uncommon | #182 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #293 | |
| Ohio | Rare | #295 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #329 | |
| Oregon | Rare | #372 | |
| Pennsylvania | Rare | #291 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Uncommon | #186 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #303 | |
| Rhode Island | Rare | #244 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #248 | |
| South Dakota | Rare | #280 | |
| Utah | Rare | #329 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #244 | |
| Washington | Rare | #351 | |
| West Virginia | Rare | #226 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #293 | |
| Wyoming | Rare | #283 | |
| Yukon | Common | #205 | |
| Belarus | Rare | #233 | Vagrant |
| Belgium | Rare | #455 | Vagrant |
| Bermuda | Rare | #151 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| Czechia | Rare | #313 | Vagrant |
| Estonia | Rare | #278 | Vagrant |
| Faroe Islands | Rare | #160 | Vagrant |
| France | Rare | #527 | Vagrant |
| Germany | Rare | #541 | Vagrant |
| Hungary | Rare | #297 | Vagrant |
| Latvia | Rare | #208 | Vagrant |
| Lithuania | Rare | #236 | Vagrant |
| Netherlands | Rare | #389 | Vagrant |
| Poland | Rare | #339 | Vagrant |
| Portugal | Rare | #442 | Vagrant |
| Serbia | Rare | #247 | Vagrant |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rare | #152 | Vagrant |
| Ukraine | Rare | #345 | Vagrant |
| Åland Islands | Rare | #187 | Vagrant |
| Alabama | Rare | #278 | Vagrant |
| Arizona | Rare | #393 | Vagrant |
| Arkansas | Rare | #261 | Vagrant |
| California | Rare | #521 | Vagrant |
| Delaware | Rare | #243 | Vagrant |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #186 | Vagrant |
| Georgia | Rare | #286 | Vagrant |
| Kentucky | Rare | #249 | Vagrant |
| Missouri | Rare | #258 | Vagrant |
| Nevada | Rare | #313 | Vagrant |
| New Mexico | Rare | #380 | Vagrant |
| North Carolina | Rare | #297 | Vagrant |
| Nunavut | Rare | #122 | Vagrant |
| Oklahoma | Rare | #296 | Vagrant |
| South Carolina | Rare | #274 | Vagrant |
| Tennessee | Rare | #272 | Vagrant |
| Texas | Rare | #476 | Vagrant |
| Virginia | Rare | #317 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A finch with crossed mandibles and two bold white wing bars; males pink-red, females yellow-olive.
Where
Spruce and tamarack forest with good cone crops in the boreal north and mountains; nomadic.
When
Year-round, anywhere the cones are.
Tips
The wing bars separate it from the red crossbill. Flocks call constantly in flight.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#233 · Common🐦Red Crossbill
#235 · Uncommon🐦American Goldfinch
#232 · Common🐦Purple Finch
#236 · Uncommon🐦Pine Siskin
#231 · Common🐦House Finch
#237 · Common
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