Northern Cardinal[1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Clade: | Nine-primaried oscines |
| Epifamily: | Icteroidae |
| Clade: | Thraupid group |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Cardinalis |
| Species: | C. cardinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardinalis cardinalis ((Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Loxia Cardinalis | |
The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a member of the Cardinalidae family.
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It is also known simply as the common cardinal or redbird.
Desciption[]
Male Northern Cardinals are dominantly red in colour with orange bills.
Females are of a brownish-amber colour compared to their male counterparts.[2]
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References[]
- ^ a b c Lepage, Denisnnnnc. "Cardinalis cardinalis". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Krista Kagume (2005). Compact Guide to Ontario Birds. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 1551054671.
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