Scottish crossbill
| Scottish crossbill | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Loxia |
| Species: | L. scotica
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxia scotica Hartert, 1904
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The Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland, is one of only two land vertebrate species endemic to the British Isles (the other being Red Grouse, Lagopus scotica) and the only endemic species of Scotland and Great Britain as a whole.
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'.