Red Crossbill (Type 9)
Loxia sinesciuris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLoxia (Crossbills)
- SpeciesLoxia sinesciuris (Red Crossbill (Type 9))
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Crossbill (Type 9) in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Red Crossbill (Type 9) sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Crossbill (Type 9) in Rocky Mountain National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red Crossbill (Type 9) in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.