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Red-crested Cardinal

Paroaria coronata Order: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Tanagers (Thraupidae)

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General

Red-crested Cardinal: Native to South America. In Hawaii commonly found on lawns and in parks.Bright red head, crest, face, chin and upperbreast. Upperparts are gray with an incomplete white collar that nearly meets at the back of the neck. Underparts are white. Bill is light gray. Sexes similar. Juvenile resembles adult, has brown head, crest, and upperbreast. Bill is dark gray.

Range and Habitat

Red-crested Cardinal: Introduced to the Hawaiian Islands around 1930. Prefers parks, lawns and dry thickets in Hawaii, in its native South America found in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and degraded forests.

Voice Text

"wheet-cheer-up"

Interesting Facts

  • The Red-crested Cardinal is also known as the Brazilian Cardinal.
  • Despite its name it is not closely related to birds in the Cardinal family.
  • It was first released on the Island of Oahu in 1928.


Author

Crystal Adams

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Family
Species Paroaria coronata
Length7.5 Inches
Wingspan Inches

Red-crested Cardinal

Red-crested Cardinal: Native to South America. Bright red head, crest, face, chin and upperbreast. Upperparts are gray with an incomplete white collar that nearly meets at the back of the neck. Underparts are white. Light gray bill, gray legs and feet. Undulating flight.

● Song: "wheet-cheer-up"

● Foraging & Feeding: Red-crested Cardinal: Forages on the ground and in shubbery. Feeds primarily on seeds, also eats insects, plant matter, and fruit.

● Breeding & nesting: Red-crested Cardinal: Two to four green-white eggs, mottled and streaked with gray and brown-olive, are laid in a woven cup-shaped nest. Incubation takes 10 to 13 days and is primarily carried out by the female. Chicks fledge 14 to 18 days after hatching.

● Similar species: Red-crested Cardinal: Yellow-billed Cardinal has no crest, upperparts are black, and has a black chin and throat.

Flight Pattern

Alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.
Red-crested Cardinal Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Red-crested Cardinal: Introduced to the Hawaiian Islands around 1930. Prefers parks, lawns and dry thickets in Hawaii, in its native South America found in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and degraded forests.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationCommon to locally abundant
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.15 Ounces