Species group · Birds
Cardinals
WAnimals has 3 species of cardinal, spread across 2 families (Cardinalidae, Thraupidae).
- 3 species
- 2 families
- 11 countries
- 58 parks
- Weight
- 33 g – 65 g
- Length
- 17 cm – 23 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 – 15 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of cardinals on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 11 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Heavily taken as a cage bird for its scarlet crest and its song.
From Red-crested Cardinal
It is one of the traditional cage birds of the Southern Cone, and that demand sustains a considerable illegal trade: seizure operations in Argentina and Brazil recover hundreds of birds every year.
From Red-crested Cardinal
There are established feral populations in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, descended from escapes and releases from the bird trade.
From Red-crested Cardinal
Both sexes sing, which is unusual among temperate songbirds, where song was long thought to be almost entirely a male affair.
From Northern Cardinal
It is the state bird of seven US states, more than any other species, and gives its name to sports teams, universities and brands across the country.
From Northern Cardinal
The female sings as much as the male, which is uncommon among North American birds, and does so from the nest: she appears to be telling the male when to bring food.
From Northern Cardinal
Its song is the cause of its decline: trapping for the illegal cage-bird trade has emptied whole populations of the Argentine espinal, and seizure operations recover hundreds of birds every year.
From Yellow Cardinal
It frequently hybridises with the common diuca finch in areas where pairs of its own species are scarce, a classic symptom of populations on the edge of collapse.
From Yellow Cardinal