White-winged Crossbill

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Loxia leucoptera

White-winged Crossbill, a reference photo
Photo: John Harrison at https://www.flickr.com/photos/15512543@N04/ · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in the coniferous forests of North America and the Palearctic.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-winged Crossbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Loxia
Species
Loxia leucoptera

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