Cardinalis
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Cardinalis is a genus of cardinal
in the family Cardinalidae. There are three species ranging across North America
and into northern South America
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Cardinal (bird)
The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....
in the family Cardinalidae. There are three species ranging across North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and into northern South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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- Genus Cardinalis
- Northern CardinalNorthern CardinalThe Northern Cardinal or Redbird or Common Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico...
, Cardinalis cardinalis - Pyrrhuloxia (Desert Cardinal)PyrrhuloxiaThe Pyrrhuloxia or Desert Cardinal is a medium-sized North American song bird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico...
, Cardinalis sinuatus - Vermilion CardinalVermilion CardinalThe Vermilion Cardinal is a species in the cardinal family . It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
, Cardinalis phoeniceus
- Northern Cardinal