Red crossbill (male)
Loxia curvirostra

Size: 6 inches
Overall Color: reddish and black
Occurrence: coniferous woods
Diet: seeds, insects
Nest: cup on tree branch 6 to 40 ft up
Field Identification: mostly reddish body, dark wings, crossed bill
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: passeriformes
Family: 84 Fringillidae (finches,crossbills,grosbeaks,siskins,goldfinches)
Genus: Loxia
Species: curvirostra