Red-crested Cardinal
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| Paroaria coronata (Miller, 1776) |
The Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) 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 found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is found in southern regions of the pantanal. It has also been introduced to Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.
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[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Paroaria coronata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Red-crested Cardinal videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) with RangeMap
- Red-crested Cardinal photo gallery VIREO
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