Red-cowled Cardinal
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| Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It was formerly placed in the Emberizidae and is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae).
It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Paroaria dominicana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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