Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesShrublandCup nestSmall · 33 g

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 1 — Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 2 — Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 3 — Photo: Lucas Rodrigues · CC0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 4 — Photo: Lucas Rodrigues · CC0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 5 — Photo: Arthur Bruck · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 6 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 7 — Photo: stephen · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 8 — Photo: stephen · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 9 — Photo: Arlucio C. Ribeiro Filho · CC BY 4.0

Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), photo 10 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0

About the Red-cowled Cardinal

The red-cowled cardinal is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae).

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Where the Red-cowled Cardinal lives

Regular range

Brazil

When to see the Red-cowled Cardinal

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Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Masked CardinalParoaria nigrogenisThe masked cardinal is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). Crimson-fronted CardinalParoaria baeriThe crimson-fronted cardinal is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae).

Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisThe adult red-capped cardinal is 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long and weighs about 22 g (0.78 oz).

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