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The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is sometimes known as the Brazilian cardinal.
Red-crested cardinal: Paroaria coronata (Miller, JF, 1776) 330 Red-cowled cardinal: Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) 331 Crimson-fronted cardinal: Paroaria baeri Hellmayr, 1907: 332 Yellow-billed cardinal: Paroaria capitata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) 333 Masked cardinal: Paroaria nigrogenis (Lafresnaye, 1846) 334 Red-capped cardinal
The genus Paroaria was introduced in 1832 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the red-crested cardinal as the type species. [2] [3] The name is from Tiéguacú paroára, a name for a small yellow, red and grey bird in the extinct Tupi language.
Araripe manakin. This list of birds of Ceará includes species documented in the Brazilian state of Ceará.The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations.
Of the 2530 endemic species, 238 are found only in Brazil and 337 are only in one of 12 other countries and territories. Seventeen of the 3485 total species have been introduced to South America. In addition, 106 of the species are vagrants to the continent, with only a few records, and some have made only a single appearance.
Cardinal bird. Widespread and abundant, the cherry red birds called Cardinals can be spotted throughout the United States and as far north as southeastern Canada.
The rufous-bellied thrush is the national bird of Brazil. Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world. The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1860 confirmed species of which 238 are endemic. Five have been introduced by humans, 93 are rare or vagrants, and seven are known or thought to be extinct or extirpated. An additional ...
The adult red-capped cardinal is 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long and weighs about 22 g (0.78 oz). The nominate subspecies has a crimson head, blackish lores and ocular region, and shiny black upperparts, apart from a white partial collar extending up the neck sides from the white underparts.