Vocal distinctiveness of the Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) on the island of Newfoundland, Canada

Auk

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 421-433

  Hynes, Douglas P ^a   Miller, Edward H ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crossbill; Loxia curvirostra; Newfoundland; Red Crossbill; Taxonomy; Vocal type; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PASSERINE; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY; VOCALIZATION;

CANADA; CAPE BRETON ISLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NOVA SCOTIA;

LOXIA CURVIROSTRA;

EID: 84908582618     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/AUK-13-224.1     Document Type: Article

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