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Red-crested Cardinal
Cardenal Copetirrojo
Paroaria coronata
The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is sometimes known as the Brazilian cardinal.
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Sound recorded by Bobby Wilcox · XC864178 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Red-crested Cardinal
This atlas includes Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) with atlas status “Introduced” within scope “Wikipedia supplemental record.” Global trait data associate it primarily with shrub; consult the linked records to resolve its Puerto Rico habitat use.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- shrublands
- Elevation
- 0–500 m
- Nest
- Cup / bowl · Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
- Clutch
- 2–4 eggs
- Social behavior
- Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups; Singly and pairs
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