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Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis sinuatus

Description:

Pyrrhuloxia. They’re closely related to Northern Cardinals, but they are a crisp gray and red, with a longer, elegant crest and a stubby, parrotlike yellow bill. During breeding season Pyrrhuloxias are fiercely and vocally territorial, but in the winter they forget their disputes and join together in large foraging flocks.

Habitat:

Pyrrhuloxias live in upland deserts, mesquite savannas, riparian (streamside) woodlands, desert scrublands, farm fields with hedgerows, and residential areas with nearby mesquite.

Notes:

Fierst time I've ever seen this bird.

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2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Ashley.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Congrats on the new bird, Luis! They are beautiful

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Jan 18, 2015
Submitted on Jan 18, 2015

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