Scottish crossbill: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Scottish crossbill lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Loxia scotica
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Mass	2.85 g (birth weight); 43 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the Scottish crossbill live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Scottish crossbill in 1 country or territory across Europe. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Scottish crossbill?

Wikidata records the following for the Scottish crossbill: mass 2.85 g (birth weight); 43 g (adult weight).

Is the Scottish crossbill endangered?

The Scottish crossbill’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Scottish crossbill?

The Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Loxia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Scottish crossbill

The Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland.

The genus name Loxia is from Ancient Greek loxos, 'crosswise', and scotica is Latin for 'Scottish'. The Scottish Gaelic name for a crossbill is Cam-ghob, which means 'crooked beak'.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scottish crossbill (revision 1376476188), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1143180 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).