# Northern Cardinal

*Cardinalis cardinalis*

Unlike many other songbirds, both males and females sing; the female often sings from the nest to tell the male when to bring food.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Cardinalidae › Cardinalis
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** increasing
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Woodlands, brushy thickets, suburban gardens, and forest edges.
- **Diet:** Granivorous and insectivorous; primarily seeds, grains, berries, and small insects.
- **Range:** Eastern United States, Southeastern Canada, Mexico, Guatemala
- **Size:** Length: 21-23 cm; Wingspan: 25-31 cm; Weight: 42-48 g
- **Lifespan:** 3 to 15 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Predation by domestic cats, window strikes, and loss of shrubby nesting habitat.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. These birds are best enjoyed through binoculars or at a backyard feeder. If you find a fledgling on the ground, leave it be as its parents are likely nearby. To prevent window collisions, use bird-safe decals on glass surfaces.

## About

The northern cardinal ( Cardinalis cardinalis ) is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis ; it is also known colloquially as the redbird or common cardinal . It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. Its habitat includes woodlands, gardens, shrublands, wetlands.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/4d917aa0-4ed5-47a8-a50f-0339836981b9
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9083
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinalis cardinalis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/452211474/medium.jpg (Paul Danese, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.