Bird Guide

Pine Grosbeak vs Two-barred Crossbill

Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

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This species is one of the largest species in the true finch family. It measures from 20 to 25.5 cm (7.9 to 10.0 in) in length and weighs from 52 to 78 g (1.8 to 2.8 oz), with an average mass of 56.4 g (1.99 oz). The pine grosbeak's wingspan is 13.0 in (33 cm). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 10.2 to 11.6 cm (4.0 to 4.6 in), the tail is 7.8 to 9.5 cm (3.1 to 3.7 in), the bill is 1.4 to 1.65 cm (0.55 to 0.65 in) and the tarsus is 1.9 to 2.3 cm (0.75 to 0.91 in). Adults have a long forked black tail, black wings with white wing bars and a large bill.

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Recording: Doug Hynes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Валерия Ковалева · CC BY 4.0
Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

Two-barred Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

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The two-barred crossbill is 14.5–17 cm (5.7–6.7 in) in length and weighs 25–40 g (0.88–1.41 oz). It has short legs, a forked tail, a crossed bill and two prominent white wing-bars. The male of the nominate subspecies has forehead, crown, nape and upper-parts bright raspberry-red. The scapulars are black or blackish brown with pink edges. The upper tail coverts are black with white fringes. The female lacks the pink and instead has greenish-yellow head and upperparts.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recording: Max Karlsson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: dalebro · CC BY 4.0

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