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Cardinalis cardinalis
This female is pale brown overall with reddish tinges in the wings, tail, and distinctive crest. Robust, red-orange bill. Body length is about 8 inches.
It is found in woodlands, parks, gardens, shrublands, and swamps. This one was bathing in a water batch near the edge of a deciduous forest in the midlands of South Carolina.
It is also known colloquially as the "redbird".
Spotted on Jan 13, 2013
Submitted on Jan 19, 2013
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