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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Birds - Aves
      - Order - Songbirds - Passeriformes
        
        Family - Finches - Fringillidae
        
        Species - Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra

Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S5

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: none
CFWCS Tier: 3
PIF: 3

General Description

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General Distribution

Montana Range

Western Hemisphere Range

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 7244

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Relative Density

Recency

Breeding
(direct evidence "B")

Breeding
(indirect evidence "b")

No evidence of Breeding
(transient "t")

Overwintering
(regular observations "W")

Overwintering
(at least one obs. "w")

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)

Reproductive Characteristics

Near Fortine, flying young observed in August. Statewide, active nests or newly fledged young observed from Apr 30-Jul 27. Nestlings seen as early as Feb 12 in Wyoming and Alberta.

Additional Sources of Information Related to "Birds"

Citation for data on this website:
Red Crossbill — Loxia curvirostra. Montana Field Guide. Retrieved on February 9, 2010, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABPBY05010.aspx