| Red-cowled cardinal | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Paroaria |
| Species: | P. dominicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Loxia dominicana Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae).
It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs in a wide range of dry to semi-humid open to semi-open habitats in north-eastern Brazil, especially the Caatinga region. It has been introduced (probably by means of escaped caged individuals) to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, being locally common even in urban areas.[2]
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Skull of a red-cowled cardinal
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Paroaria dominicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ José Felipe Monteiro Pereira, Aves e Pássaros Comuns do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Technical Books, 2008, ISBN 978-85-61368-00-5 , pg.138.
External links
- Red-cowled Cardinal videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Red-cowled Cardinal photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up)