Loxia patevi

Loxia patevi; Temporal range: Late Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Loxia
Species:	†L. patevi
Binomial name
	†Loxia patevi; Boev, 1999

Last updated March 28, 2025

Loxia patevi is an extinct species of crossbill in the genus Loxia that lived during the Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

Loxia patevi fossils are known from the site of Varshets in Bulgaria.^[1]

References

↑ Boev, Zlatozar (30 December 1999). "Earliest finds of crossbills (genus Loxia) (Aves: Fringillidae) from Varshets (NW Bulgaria)". Geologica Balcanica. 29 (3–4): 51–57. doi:10.52321/GeolBalc.29.3-4.51 . Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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[1] Boev, Zlatozar (30 December 1999). "Earliest finds of crossbills (genus Loxia) (Aves: Fringillidae) from Varshets (NW Bulgaria)". Geologica Balcanica. 29 (3–4): 51–57. doi:10.52321/GeolBalc.29.3-4.51 . Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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