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Cardinal (bird)

Index Cardinal (bird)

Cardinals, in the family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds found in North and South America. [1]

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Amaurospiza

Amaurospiza is a genus of birds.

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Bangor Daily News

The Bangor Daily News is an American newspaper covering a large portion of rural Maine, published six days per week in Bangor, Maine.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Biretta

The biretta (biretum, birretum) is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft.

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Black-backed grosbeak

The black-backed grosbeak (Pheucticus aureoventris) is a large finch-type bird found in South America in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Black-cheeked ant tanager

The black-cheeked ant tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Black-faced grosbeak

The black-faced grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster) is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), which is a resident breeding species from south-eastern Mexico to eastern Panama.

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Black-headed grosbeak

The black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is a medium-sized, seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, the Cardinalidae.

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Black-thighed grosbeak

The black-thighed grosbeak (Pheucticus tibialis) is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, which is endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.

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Blackish-blue seedeater

The blackish-blue seedeater (Amaurospiza moesta) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Blue bunting

The blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a species of passerine bird found in Central America.

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Blue grosbeak

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, "tropical" or New World buntings, and "cardinal-grosbeaks" or New World grosbeaks.

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Blue seedeater

The blue seedeater (Amaurospiza concolor) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Blue-black grosbeak

The blue-black grosbeak (Cyanocompsa cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the Cardinalidae family.

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Cardinal (Catholic Church)

A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church) is a senior ecclesiastical leader, considered a Prince of the Church, and usually an ordained bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Cardinal (color)

Cardinal is a vivid red, which may get its name from the cassocks worn by Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is scarlet).

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Cardinalis

Cardinalis is a genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae.

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Carrizal seedeater

The Carrizal seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis) is a recently discovered species of seedeater.

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Caryothraustes

Caryothraustes is a genus of grosbeak in the Cardinalidae family.

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Chlorothraupis

Chlorothraupis is a genus of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Crest (feathers)

The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and other dinosaur species on their heads.

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Crested ant tanager

The crested ant tanager (Habia cristata) is a songbird species.

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Crimson-collared grosbeak

The crimson-collared grosbeak (Rhodothraupis celaeno) is a medium-size seed- and leaf-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, Cardinalidae.

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Cyanocompsa

Cyanocompsa is a genus of grosbeak in the Cardinalidae family.

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Dickcissel

The dickcissel (Spiza americana) is a small American seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Flame-colored tanager

The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Glaucous-blue grosbeak

The glaucous-blue grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea), also known as the indigo grosbeak, is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Golden grosbeak

The golden grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster), also known as golden-bellied grosbeak or southern yellow grosbeak, is a species of grosbeak in the Cardinalidae family.

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Granatellus

Granatellus is a genus of bird previously placed in the family Parulidae, although biochemical evidence suggests it belongs in Cardinalidae,Klicka, J., K. Burns, AND G. M. Spellman.

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Grey-throated chat

The grey-throated chat (Granatellus sallaei) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family.

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Habia (bird)

Ant tanagers are birds of the genus Habia.

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Hepatic tanager

The hepatic tanager (Piranga flava) is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Indigo bunting

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Lazuli bunting

The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.

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Least-concern species

A least concern (LC) species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated but not qualified for any other category.

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Lemon-spectacled tanager

The lemon-spectacled tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Near-threatened species

A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as that may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status.

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New World warbler

The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds which make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Northern cardinal

The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal or just cardinal (which was its name prior to 1985).

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Ochre-breasted tanager

The ochre-breasted tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Orange-breasted bunting

The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

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Painted bunting

The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae, that is native to North America.

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Paroaria

Paroaria, the red-headed cardinals or cardinal-tanagers (as they are not close to the Cardinalidae), are a genus of tanagers.

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Passerina

The genus Passerina is a group of birds in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Pheucticus

Pheucticus is a genus of grosbeaks containing six species.

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Piranga

Piranga is a genus of birds long placed in the tanager family, but now considered members of the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.

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Pyrrhuloxia

The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American song bird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico.

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Red-and-black grosbeak

The red-and-black grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythromelas) is a species of grosbeaks in the family Cardinalidae.

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Red-breasted chat

The red-breasted chat (Granatellus venustus) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family.

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Red-crowned ant tanager

The red-crowned ant tanager (Habia rubica) is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America.

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Red-headed tanager

The red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala), is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Red-hooded tanager

The red-hooded tanager (Piranga rubriceps), is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Red-throated ant tanager

The red-throated ant tanager (Habia fuscicauda) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

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Robert Ridgway

Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics.

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Rose-bellied bunting

The rose-bellied bunting (Passerina rositae) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family.

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Rose-breasted chat

The rose-breasted chat (Granatellus pelzelni) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family.

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Rose-breasted grosbeak

The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).

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Rose-throated tanager

The rose-throated tanager (Piranga roseogularis) is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Scarlet tanager

The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Sooty ant tanager

The sooty ant tanager (Habia gutturalis) is a species of bird in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae); formerly, it was placed with the true tanagers in the family Thraupidae.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Summer tanager

The summer tanager (Piranga rubra), is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Tanager

The tanagers (singular) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s).

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Ultramarine grosbeak

The ultramarine grosbeak (Cyanocompsa brissonii) is a species of grosbeak in the Cardinalidae family.

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Varied bunting

The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.

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Vermilion cardinal

The vermilion cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus) is a species in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).

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Western tanager

The western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), is a medium-sized American songbird.

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White-winged tanager

The white-winged tanager (Piranga leucoptera) is a medium-sized American songbird.

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Woodland

Woodland, is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade.

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Yellow cardinal

The yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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Yellow grosbeak

The yellow grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus), also known as the Mexican yellow grosbeak, is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, "tropical" or "New World" buntings, and "cardinal-grosbeaks" or New World grosbeaks.

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Yellow-green grosbeak

The yellow-green grosbeak (Caryothraustes canadensis) is a species of grosbeak in the family Cardinalidae.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_(bird)

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