Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis (synonym, Richmondena cardinalis; protonym, Loxia Cardinalis), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the common or red cardinal ...
“In richness of plumage, elegance of motion, and strength of song, this species surpasses all its kindred in the United States.” These words, written by John James Audubon in his work titled “The ...
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No, this bird didn’t dye its feathers. The half-red, half-white plumage of this northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is the result of gynandromorphy. In other words its sex chromosomes did not ...
Immature male northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, also known as the redbird or the common cardinal, photographed at Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota, USA. Image: Terry Sohl, 1 October 2010 ...
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