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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by steve (XC870690). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalis sinuatus
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 318,225 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 78,862 |
| Canada | 42,885 |
| Ontario | 31,792 |
| Virginia | 16,319 |
| New York | 15,001 |
| Pennsylvania | 14,388 |
| North Carolina | 13,813 |
| Illinois | 13,479 |
| Maryland | 12,920 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Physical
- ColorfulStrikingly colorful or patternedChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Cardinals and Allies · Cardinalidae |
| Genus | Typical Cardinals · Cardinalis |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Cardinal with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.