Red Crossbill
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Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
26 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red crossbill or common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits. Adults are often brightly coloured, with red or orange males and green or yellow females, but there is wide variation in beak size and shape, and call types, leading to different classifications of variants, some of which have been named as subspecies. The species is known as "red crossbill" in North America and "common crossbill" in Europe. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Crossbill sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park

Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
LC

Chinese White-browed Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus dubius

50–60% · Likely
Gray-headed Bullfinch
LC

Gray-headed Bullfinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pyrrhula erythaca

40–50% · Likely
Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
LC

Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus pulcherrimus

10–20% · With luck
Pink-rumped Rosefinch
LC Endemic

Pink-rumped Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus waltoni

10–20% · With luck
Collared Grosbeak
LC

Collared Grosbeak

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mycerobas affinis

10–20% · With luck
Three-banded Rosefinch
LC

Three-banded Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus trifasciatus

10–20% · With luck
Dark-breasted Rosefinch
LC

Dark-breasted Rosefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procarduelis nipalensis

Insufficient data
Plain Mountain-Finch
LC

Plain Mountain-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucosticte nemoricola

10–20% · With luck
Common Rosefinch
LC

Common Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus erythrinus

5–10% · With luck
White-winged Grosbeak
LC

White-winged Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mycerobas carnipes

5–10% · With luck
Streaked Rosefinch
LC

Streaked Rosefinch

Bird

Carpodacus rubicilloides

5–10% · With luck
Tibetan Serin
LC

Tibetan Serin

Bird

Spinus thibetanus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
2 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
8 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
10 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
10–20%
11 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
12 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
13 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
17 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
18 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
20 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
21 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
22 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
23 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
24 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
25 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
26 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
27 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
28 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
29 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
30 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
32 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
33 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
34 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
35 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
37 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
42 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
43 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
45 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
46 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
47 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
48 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
51 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
53 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
54 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
55 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
56 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
57 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
58 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
59 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
60 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
61 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
62 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
63 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
64 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red Crossbill in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Red Crossbill sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red Crossbill in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red Crossbill in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.

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