northern cardinal: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Cardinalis cardinalis • redbird • cardinal • cardinal rouge

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A bright red northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perches on a snow-covered branch with a blurred winter background.

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Northern cardinal

Male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).

Illustrations of eight bird heads, each showing a different bill shape adapted for feeding: a hooked bill for tearing flesh on a red-tailed hawk, a cone-shaped bill for cracking seeds on a northern cardinal, a flat bill for catching fish on a roseate spoonbill, a spear-like bill for jabbing prey on a great blue heron, a chisel-like bill for digging insects on a northern flicker, a large pouch bill for scooping fish on a brown pelican, a narrow bill with toothlike edges for catching fish on a hoo

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A male cardinal perched in a tree (birds, redbirds).

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