Cardinalidae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Cardinalidae
Cardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838

Cardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838

Cardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838

Pyrrhuloxia (desert cardinal) is a medium nonmigratory songbird native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Cardinalis phoeniceus Bonaparte, 1838

Cardinalis phoeniceus Bonaparte, 1838

Cardinalis phoeniceus Bonaparte, 1838

Cardinalis phoeniceus, the vermilion cardinal, is a 19 cm red and brown bird found in disjunct semi-arid scrub areas of Colombia and Venezuela.

Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758), the northern cardinal, is a mid-sized North American songbird with specific ecological and reproductive traits.

Cyanocompsa parellina (Bonaparte, 1850)

Cyanocompsa parellina (Bonaparte, 1850)

Cyanocompsa parellina (Bonaparte, 1850)

Cyanocompsa parellina (blue bunting) is a small bird with four subspecies that vary in plumage and occupy different regions of Mexico and Central America.

Granatellus venustus Bonaparte, 1850

Granatellus venustus Bonaparte, 1850

Granatellus venustus Bonaparte, 1850

Granatellus venustus, the red-breasted chat, is a small bird endemic to western Mexico with distinct male and female plumage.

Granatellus sallaei (Bonaparte, 1856)

Granatellus sallaei (Bonaparte, 1856)

Granatellus sallaei (Bonaparte, 1856)

The grey-throated chat, Granatellus sallaei, is a small bird with two subspecies, found in lowlands of Mexico and northern Central America.

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Piranga rubra, the summer tanager, is a Neotropical migrant songbird that breeds in the southern US and northern Mexico and overwinters further south.

Piranga roseogularis S.Cabot, 1846

Piranga roseogularis S.Cabot, 1846

Piranga roseogularis S.Cabot, 1846

Piranga roseogularis (rose-throated tanager) is a small songbird with three subspecies found in the Yucatán Peninsula region.

Piranga ludoviciana (A.Wilson, 1811)

Piranga ludoviciana (A.Wilson, 1811)

Piranga ludoviciana (A.Wilson, 1811)

Piranga ludoviciana, the western tanager, is a migratory North American bird with described appearance, habitat, and feeding habits.

Piranga leucoptera Trudeau, 1840

Piranga leucoptera Trudeau, 1840

Piranga leucoptera Trudeau, 1840

Piranga leucoptera, the white-winged tanager, is a small songbird with four described subspecies distributed across the Neotropics.

Piranga olivacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Piranga olivacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Piranga olivacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Piranga olivacea, the scarlet tanager, is a small North American breeding passerine bird with distinct plumage and vocalizations.

Piranga bidentata Swainson, 1827

Piranga bidentata Swainson, 1827

Piranga bidentata Swainson, 1827

Piranga bidentata, the flame-colored tanager, is a small songbird with four recognized subspecies distributed across Central and North America.

Piranga erythrocephala (Swainson, 1827)

Piranga erythrocephala (Swainson, 1827)

Piranga erythrocephala (Swainson, 1827)

Piranga erythrocephala, the red-headed tanager, is a small Mexican songbird with two distinct subspecies that lives in varied wooded habitats.

Habia rubica (Vieillot, 1817)

Habia rubica (Vieillot, 1817)

Habia rubica (Vieillot, 1817)

Habia rubica, the red-crowned ant tanager, is a common Neotropical bird not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Passerina ciris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passerina ciris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passerina ciris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passerina ciris, the painted bunting, is a North American songbird with distinct plumage and a split breeding range.

Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Passerina cyanea, the indigo bunting, is a small North American songbird with distinct seasonal and sexual plumage differences.

Passerina versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838)

Passerina versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838)

Passerina versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838)

Passerina versicolor, the varied bunting, is a small North and Central American songbird in the cardinal family.

Passerina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840

Passerina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840

Passerina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840

Passerina leclancherii, the orange-breasted bunting, is a small passerine bird endemic to Mexico.

Passerina rositae (Lawrence, 1874)

Passerina rositae (Lawrence, 1874)

Passerina rositae (Lawrence, 1874)

Passerina rositae, the rose-bellied bunting, is a small bird found in southern Mexico with distinct male and female plumage.

Passerina amoena (Say, 1822)

Passerina amoena (Say, 1822)

Passerina amoena (Say, 1822)

Passerina amoena, the lazuli bunting, is a small North American bunting with distinct plumage differences between males and females.

Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passerina caerulea, the blue grosbeak, is a sexually dimorphic migratory bird that breeds in the southern US and northern Mexico.

Pheucticus chrysogaster (Lesson, 1832)

Pheucticus chrysogaster (Lesson, 1832)

Pheucticus chrysogaster (Lesson, 1832)

Pheucticus chrysogaster, the golden grosbeak, is a sexually dimorphic songbird found up to 3000m elevation.

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pheucticus ludovicianus, the rose-breasted grosbeak, is a migratory bird with variable plumage, found across North and Central America.

Pheucticus tibialis Lawrence, 1867

Pheucticus tibialis Lawrence, 1867

Pheucticus tibialis Lawrence, 1867

Pheucticus tibialis, the black-thighed grosbeak, is a large seed-eating Cardinalidae bird endemic to mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.

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