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  1. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    Ha, appreciate you trying to be scientific Ken. (y)
  2. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    Interesting. Appreciate all your thoughts and views. To me, I thought the adult female was bull-necked and stocky, but its all relative of course. But the bill clinched it for me, it looks as deep as it is long, with bulging lower mandible.
  3. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    Sorry the photo was taken from my trip report (Under Vacational Trip Reports-see link below), more or less same photos but edited. Also I did another thread on this specific forum but the photos were terrible on that...
  4. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    Finally I think the 3 poor photos showing width of the bills, firstly of the same putative Parrot Crossbill as in the OP, then a sound-recorded Scottish Crossbill, and a juvenile Common Crossbill, are quite telling and maybe informative..............
  5. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    Appreciate your input Ratal.
  6. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    It is just bill colour Tom. I noticed in quite a few photos that Parrots especially have this issue. This picture is of a photo in the hand by Lindsay Cargill, 2nd one shows the juvenile with the bird in question (the juv is the bird on the right). The link does fully open if you select it.
  7. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    Thanks for your thoughts all, really appreciate it. Sorry its a crappy photo (:-. I do agree about the head being in bright light, and the bill might hence look bigger in proportion to the head than it really is. I just think the lower mandible is perhaps big enough to clinch i/d. Not a lifer...
  8. wolfbirder

    Is this Crossbill big-billed enough to be classed as Parrot Crossbill?

    I know only a sonogram proves definitive i/d, but do people think this is definitely a Parrot Crossbill due to it lying at the extreme end of bill size? I have worked on this photo from an earlier thread and edited it as best as possible. Taken at Boat of Garten, Abernethy Forest, Scotland end...
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