Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLoxia (Crossbills)
- SpeciesLoxia curvirostra (Red Crossbill)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Crossbill in Badlands National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Red Crossbill sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Crossbill in Badlands National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red Crossbill in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.