Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLoxia (Crossbills)
- SpeciesLoxia curvirostra (Red Crossbill)
Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Common Raven
Corvus corax
📅 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 Isle Royale National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Red Crossbill sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Crossbill in Isle Royale National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red Crossbill in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.