Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLoxia (Crossbills)
- SpeciesLoxia curvirostra (Red Crossbill)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
📅 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 Banff National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red Crossbill sighting in Banff National Park, based on 337 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Crossbill in Banff National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red Crossbill in Banff National Park in our monthly data.