Yellow-billed Cardinal
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| Paroaria capitata (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) |
The Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata 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 occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina and introduced on the island of Hawai'i. It breeds in moist shrubland.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Paroaria capitata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
[edit] External links
- Yellow-billed Cardinal videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Entry in www.birdinghawaii.co.uk
- Stamps (for Brazil, Paraguay) with RangeMap
- Yellow-billed Cardinal photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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