Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)

Other Names (World)
Red-crested Cardinal, Brazilian Cardinal

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Miller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Introduced to USA (B).

Eastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz, locally also southern Beni), southern and south-eastern Brazil (south-western Mato Grosso and southern Rio Grande do Sul), western and central Paraguay, northern Argentina (south to northern Mendoza, central La Pampa and central Buenos Aires) and Uruguay. Introduced to Hawaiian Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) [XC471309]
by Guillermo Treboux from Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe, Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (song)

Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) [XC686312]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Recent molecular-genetic research indicates that genus belongs in the tanager family (Thraupidae), forming a clade with, among others, Cissopis and Schistochlamys. Curiously, members of latter two genera are similar in some plumage features and in bill shape to some members of present genus. This species may form a superspecies with Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).

References
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