“In richness of plumage, elegance of motion, and strength of song, this species surpasses all its kindred in the United States.” These words, written by John James Audubon in his work titled “The ...

Immature male northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, also known as the redbird or the common cardinal, photographed at Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota, USA. Image: Terry Sohl, 1 October 2010 ...

Everybody likes redbirds, and one of our reddest is the beautiful and familiar northern cardinal. This cheerful species is found in our yards and in brushy fields and woods all around the area. Both ...

Some people don’t even know its name, calling it simply a “redbird,” though there are other birds with red feathers. I suppose that most do call it a “cardinal” - a word that, appropriately, derives ...

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A biological sciences professor is receiving attention for his research and publication on a bilateral gynandromorph bird found in the wild. More specifically, the bird has the brownish-gray feathered ...

Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis (synonym, Richmondena cardinalis; protonym, Loxia Cardinalis), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the common or red cardinal ...