イスカ
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Meanings
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common crossbill; red crossbill
usually written using kana alone
A small finch with a distinctive crossed bill, used for extracting seeds from conifer cones. The Japanese name イスカ is the standard term for Loxia curvirostra.
The crossbill eats pine cone seeds.
In winter, flocks of crossbills can be seen.