Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Saltators, Cardinals and Allies :: Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Common Cardinal, Red Cardinal, Cardinal, Long-crested Cardinal
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Feb 28, 2003 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Feb 28, 2003 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Feb 28, 2003 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Mar 25, 2003 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Apr 23, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

(1) Canada (se. Manitoba, s. Ontario, sw. Quebec, and Nova Scotia) and e. United States from se. South Dakota, c. Minnesota, n. Wisconsin, n. New York , Massachusetts).
Introduced to sw. California, Bermuda and the Hawaiian Is.
(2) Se. Georgia to s. Florida.
(3) Se. Texas and Louisiana.
(4) Sc. United States in n. Texas, e. and c. Mexico.
(5) E. Mexico.
(6) E. Mexico.
(7) Se. Mexico.
(8) Se. Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula), Belize and n. Guatemala. Honduras?
(9) W. Mexico (Sonora).
(10) Cozumel Is.
(11) Sw. United States in ex. se. California, c. Utah, c. and se. Arizona, sw. New Mexico, and w. Texas, and nw. Mexico.
(12) Tiburon Is. off nw. Mexico.
(13) Wc. Mexico (Guanajuato and Hidalgo).
(14) Tres Marias Is.
(15) W. and s. Mexico (Colima s. to Oaxaca at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec).
(16) C. Baja.
(17) S. Baja.
(18) Cerralvo Is.

Videos

Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 2, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding on the ground.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 11, 2002 Source: William Hull

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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