Listen to the two-barred crossbill
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About the two-barred crossbill
The two-barred crossbill is a bird in the family Fringillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the two-barred crossbill sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Loxia
More from the family Fringillidae
European goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common linnet
Linaria cannabina
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
European greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Common rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Common redpoll
Acanthis flammea
European serin
Serinus serinus
Frequently asked questions
What does a two-barred crossbill sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the two-barred crossbill on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the two-barred crossbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the two-barred crossbill as “least concern”.
What family does the two-barred crossbill belong to?
The two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Pouch Cove Line, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada by Doug Hynes – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q331190 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Two-barred crossbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by John Harrison at https://www.flickr.com/photos/15512543@N04/ – CC BY-SA 3.0