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Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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BirdsIn Ohio

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

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

Where it is recorded

Not enough evidence yet

Recorded in 14 of Ohio's 88 counties, with too few records in each for a result. Its published mapped range covers 88 of Ohio's 88 counties.

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (74)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (14)
  • Recorded, season not shown (0)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Red Crossbill by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Franklin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 44 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 44 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Red Crossbill in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red CrossbillYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–283213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42119,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–182239,925
Apr 19–251141,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–301154,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–133153,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–181164,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 12159,416
Aug 2–83259,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32143,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28438,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51326,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus61 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pine Siskin Spinus pinus11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 2 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in February and October, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 42 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

44 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.