Scottish crossbill
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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, and is the only terrestrial vertebrate species endemic to the United Kingdom.[2][3][4] The Scottish crossbill was confirmed as a unique species in August 2006, on the basis of having a distinctive bird song.[5][6][7]
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Scottish crossbill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Loxia |
Species: | L. scotica |
Binomial name | |
Loxia scotica Hartert, 1904 | |
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The genus name Loxia is from Ancient Greek loxos, 'crosswise', and scotica is Latin for 'Scottish'.[8] The Scottish Gaelic name for a crossbill is Cam-ghob, which means 'crooked beak'.[9]