Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLoxia (Crossbills)
- SpeciesLoxia curvirostra (Red Crossbill)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
📅 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 Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Red Crossbill sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 218 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Crossbill in Bavarian Forest National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red Crossbill in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.