White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLoxia (Crossbills)
- SpeciesLoxia leucoptera (White-winged Crossbill)
Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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 White-winged Crossbill in Yellowstone National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a White-winged Crossbill sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-winged Crossbill in Yellowstone National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Crossbill in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.