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red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
Subject: red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
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Bird Dario Niz (5) - red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata).jpg
Resolution: 1170x902 File Size: 768819 Bytes Date: 2006:11:02 16:35:31 Camera: NIKON D50 (NIKON CORPORATION) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 10/5000 sec Focal Length: 2000/10 Upload Date: 2017:02:19 00:16:27

red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)


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English: Paroaria coronata, Uruguay
Source http://avesdeuruguay.blogspot.ch/
Author Dario Niz
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bird_Dario_Niz_(5).jpg

The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a songbird with a prominent red head and crest. This species belongs in the family of the tanagers (Thraupidae). Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul and the Pantanal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Among other regions, it is found in southern part of the Pantanal. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Thraupidae, Genus: Paroaria, Species: Paroaria coronata (Miller, 1776).

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Scientific Name: Paroaria coronata (Miller, 1776)
Common Names: Red-crested Cardinal
French: Paroare huppé German: Graukardinal Spanish: Cardenilla Crestada
Other common names: Brazilian Cardinal
Taxonomy: Loxia coronata J. F. Miller, 1776, no locality = Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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