Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis - Cardinal rouge

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Cardinalidés
Genus
:
Cardinalis
Species
:
cardinalis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: 25 à 31 cm.
Weight
: 42 à 48 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family.

Subspecific information 19 subspecies

Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis (se Canada, c and e USA. except se Georgia and peninsular Florida.)
Cardinalis cardinalis floridanus (se Georgia and peninsular Florida. se USA.)
Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris (s Texas and c Oklahoma to Mississippi. sc USA.)
Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudus (w Oklahoma and w and c Texas. sc USA. to c Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis coccineus (San Luis Potosí to n Oaxaca. e to sc Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis littoralis (Veracruz to Tabasco. se Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis yucatanicus (base of the Yucatán Pen.. se Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis phillipsi (Yucatán Pen.. se Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis flammiger (s Quintana Roo. se Mexico. , ne Belize and n Guatemala)
Cardinalis cardinalis saturatus (Cozumel I.. off se Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis superbus (sw USA and n Sonora. nw Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis seftoni (c Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis igneus (s Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis clintoni (Seralvo I.. off Baja California in nw Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis townsendi (Tiburón I. and adjacent coastal Sonora. nw Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis affinis (nc and wc Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis sinaloensis (w Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis mariae (Tres Marias Is.. off w Mexico.)
Cardinalis cardinalis carneus (sw Mexico)

Foreign names

Cardinal rouge,
Cardenal norteño,
cardeal-nortenho,
Rotkardinal,
kardinálispinty,
Rode Kardinaal,
Cardinale settentrionale,
röd kardinal,
Rødkardinal,
kardinál červený,
kardinál červený,
Rød Kardinal,
punakardinaali,
cardenal vermell,
kardynał szkarłatny,
sarkanais kardināls,
Красный кардинал,
ショウジョウコウカンチョウ,
主红雀,
主紅雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest