The parrot crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

The parrot crossbill was formerly described in 1793 by the German naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen under the binomial name Loxia pytyopsittacus.

Adult males tend to be red or orange in colour, and females green or yellow, but there is much variation.

This species is difficult to separate from red and Scottish crossbills, and plumage distinctions are negligible.

This crossbill is mainly resident, but will migrate south and west if its food source fails.