Crossbill

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What Wikipedia says

Crossbills are birds of the genus Loxia within the finch family (Fringillidae), with five or six extant and one extinct species. These birds are distinguished by their mandibles with crossed tips, which gives the group its English name.

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Image: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.