White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Riding Mountain National Park
28 Verified records at Riding Mountain National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in the coniferous forests of North America and the Palearctic. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Crossbill sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
7 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
8 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
11 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
23 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Crossbill in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Crossbill sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-winged Crossbill in Riding Mountain National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Crossbill in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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