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Cassia Crossbill
Loxia sinesciuris Benkman, 2009
34 gWeight
The Cassia crossbill (Loxia sinesciuris) is a passerine bird in the family Fringillidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Cassia crossbill (Loxia sinesciuris) is a passerine bird in the family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the South Hills and Albion Mountains in southern Idaho. Cassia crossbill rarely interbreeds with other call types that move into the South Hills of Idaho yearly, and can be considered to represent a distinct species via ecological speciation.
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Questions
How big is the Cassia Crossbill?
The Cassia Crossbill weighs around 34 g.
Where does the Cassia Crossbill live?
Its breeding range: North America: South Hills and Albion Mountains (Idaho in northwestern USA).
What does the Cassia Crossbill eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Cassia Crossbill in?
It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 34 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
More measurements
- Wing
- 96 mm
- Tail
- 57 mm
- Bill
- 19 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America: South Hills and Albion Mountains (Idaho in northwestern USA)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
- Genus
- Loxia
Other birds in the genus Loxia
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
Scottish CrossbillLoxia scotica
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Two-barred CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
Hispaniolan CrossbillLoxia megaplaga
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti
Madeira ChaffinchFringilla maderensis
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis
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