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Cardinalis sinuatus
I think this could be a hybrid between the "Desert Cardinal" (Pyrrhuloxia) and the "Northern Cardinal" - I did see both species in this area, and the beak is pretty weird.
Garden area surrounded by desert.
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Thanks all! Yeah, it was an interesting one.
It does look like the ones in this article http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2009/0...
Beautiful pic. Great spotting! Thank you for sharing :)
Hope you get to see one one day josh!
Pyrrhuloxias are not easy to find either!
Incredible! I would agree with you on hybrid.
Wow, definitely a weird bird! Bill does seem to be more for a cardinal, it's pretty orange and triangular. And the body has more red than usual. I've never heard of them hybridizing, but really it doesn't surprise me. Neat find!