crossable

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“In 2011 and 2012, we discovered that the red crossbills in this area are types 2 and 3. None of the others have been documented here yet.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

They provide habitat for red squirrels and birds such as capercaillie, crested tits and crossbills.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023

For beginning birders, fewer species in winter and the tendency of some to flock together, like cedar waxwings and red crossbills, make it easier to spot and remember them.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Today, “birds” alone lists woodpeckers, crossbills, jackdaws, crows, robins, thrushes, blue tits and great tits, goldfinches, bullfinches, ospreys, lapwings, oystercatchers, kestrels, a pheasant and several varieties of owl.

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2018

Notes on the anatomy and breeding habits of crossbills.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.