Pyrrhuloxia

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Pyrrhuloxia

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cardinalidae
Genus:	Cardinalis
Species:	C. sinuatus

Binomial name

Cardinalis sinuatus
Bonaparte, 1838

Male Pyrrhuloxia in Tucson, Arizona

The Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized bird in the same genus as the Northern Cardinal and the Vermilion Cardinal.

It is primarily a resident of Mexico, but can be found in the southern parts of the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Its name comes from Greek terms describing its coloration (πυρρος = pyrrhos = reddish or orange) and the shape of its bill (λοξος = loxos = oblique, hence crossbill). It has been occasionally suggested that a more appropriate name would be "Desert Cardinal".

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3 Further reading

[edit] References

BirdLife International (2004). Cardinalis sinuatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

[edit] External links

Pyrrhuloxia profile at Avibase
Images and description

[edit] Further reading

[edit] Book

Tweit, R. C., and C. W. Thompson. 1999. Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus). In The Birds of North America, No. 391 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

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Kirkpatrick CK. M.S. (1999). Trends in grassland bird abundance following prescribed burning in southern Arizona. The University of Arizona, United States -- Arizona.

Lloyd JD. M.S. (1997). Large-scale vegetation features affecting the distribution and abundance of grassland birds. The University of Arizona, United States -- Arizona.

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Aspinall SJ, Taverner JH & Wiseman EJ. (1993). History of Black-headed Gull colonies in Hampshire and neighbouring counties. British Birds. vol 86, no 3. p. 103-114.

Clark GAJ. (1974). Foot Scute Differences among Certain North American Oscines. Wilson Bulletin. vol 86, no 2. p. 104-109.

Dobbs RC & Martin PR. (2000). Winter nocturnal roost sites and behavior of some desert passerines in western Texas. Western Birds. vol 31, no 2. p. 120-122.

Hellack JJ. (1976). Phenetic Variation in the Avian Subfamily Cardinalinae. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History University of Kansas. vol 57, p. 1-22.

Hinds DS & Calder WA. (1973). Temperature Regulation of the Pyrrhuloxia and the Arizona Cardinal. Physiological Zoology. vol 46, no 1. p. 55-71.

Lemon RE & Herzog A. (1969). The Vocal Behavior of Cardinals and Pyrrhuloxias in Texas USA Richmondena-Cardinalis Pyrrhuloxia-Sinuata. Condor. vol 71, no 1. p. 1-15.

Lloyd J, Mannan RW, Destefano S & Kirkpatrick C. (1998). The effects of mesquite invasion on a southeastern Arizona grassland bird community. Wilson Bulletin. vol 110, no 3. p. 403-408.

Mc Caskie G. (1971). A Pyrrhuloxia Wanders West to California. California Birds. vol 2, no 3. p. 99-100.

Patten MA. (2006). Dispersal and vagrancy in the Pyrrhuloxia. Western Birds. vol 37, no 1. p. 37-44.

Patti ST. (1976). Another New Bird for Oklahoma Pyrrhuloxia. Bulletin of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society. vol 9, no 4. p. 28-30.

Pence DB & Casto S. (1975). 2 New Species and New Records of Nasal Mites of the Genus Sternostoma Acarina Rhinonyssinae from Birds in Texas USA. Journal of Parasitology. vol 61, no 2. p. 360-368.

Tamplin JW, Demasters JW, Remsen JV & Jr. (1993). Biochemical and morphometric relationships among some members of the Cardinalinae. Wilson Bulletin. vol 105, no 1. p. 93-113.