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Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis sinuatusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)
Pyrrhuloxia Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Masked, Crested or plumed, Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown Color: Red and gray.
  • Forehead Color: Red and gray.
  • Nape Color: Gray
  • Throat Color: Red and gray.
  • Cere color: No Data
Pyrrhuloxia Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 22 cm (8.75 in)
  • Weight: 37 g (1.3 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Red, Gray
  • Underparts: Red and gray.
  • Upperparts: Gray with red edging on wings.
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Pyrrhuloxia Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Short flights low over vegetation, with rapid wing beats alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
  • Wingspan Range: 29 cm (11.25 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Red-gray
  • Under Tail: Red with gray wash.
  • Leg Color: Gray-brown
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Family Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)_blue
Species Cardinalis sinuatus
Length8.75 Inches
Wingspan11.25 Inches

Pyrrhuloxia

Pyrrhuloxia: Large cardinal-like finch with conspicuous red-tipped gray crest, gray head, back, upperparts, red-washed face, breast, and pale gray underparts. Dark gray wings with red edges on primaries. Tail is red. Thick yellow bill. Eats insects, larvae, seeds, fruits and berries.

● Song: "chewee, chewee, chewee, wheet, wheet, wheet", "plik", "chink."

● Foraging & Feeding: Pyrrhuloxia: Eats flower spikes, various fruits, berries, seeds, and insects.

● Breeding & nesting: Pyrrhuloxia: Three to four light gray or green eggs with brown dots and flecks are laid in a nest made of thorny twigs, weeds, grass, and bark pieces, and lined with rootlets and fine materials. Nest is built in a shrub or thicket, 5 to 15 feet above the ground. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by the female.

● Similar species: Pyrrhuloxia: Northern Cardinal has red bill and is redder overall.

Flight Pattern

Short flights low over vegetation, with rapid wing beats alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Pyrrhuloxia Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Pyrrhuloxia: Resident from Arizona, southern New Mexico, and southern Texas southward. Prefers desert brush, especially along streambeds.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.3 Ounces