what habitat do crossbill live in
HABITAT. The largest red crossbill populations are in coniferous forests that extend from Scandinavia east to Siberia and in northern North America. Known as boreal forest, this densely wooded area is snowbound for half of the year, but it has a vast number of cone-bearing spruce and fir trees.he red crossbill has much in common with two other species of finch found in coniferous forests: the pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) and the parrot crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus). All three species are strongly built for birds of their size, with a bull neck and stocky body.