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The Northern Cardinal is a fairly large, long-tailed songbird with a short, very thick bill and a prominent crest. Cardinals often sit with a hunched-over posture and with the tail pointed straight down.
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), known colloquially as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis.
Learn about the Northern Cardinal, a red bird with a crest that is the official state bird of seven eastern states. Find out its range, identification, behavior, habitat, diet, nesting, and conservation status.
The male Northern Cardinal is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They’re a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of red you can’t take your eyes off.
Northern Cardinal. At a Glance. Scientific Name:Cardinalis cardinalis. Population: 110 Million. Trend: Increasing. Habitat: Forest edges, parks, backyards. Northern Cardinal range map by American Bird Conservancy. In the East, few birds are as familiar and well-loved as the Northern Cardinal.
Learn about the Northern Cardinal, a common and colorful bird of eastern North America. Find out how it adapts to human habitats, what it eats, how it nests, and how it sings.
Learn about the state bird of Ohio, the northern cardinal, a brilliant red bird with a distinctive call. Find out its description, reproduction, habitat and behavior.
