Cardinalidae

Rhodothraupis celaeno Photo by Lew Scharpf (PBase) Common name:crimson-collared grosbeak (en); bico-grosso-de-coleira (pt); cardinal à collier (fr); picogrueso cuellirrufo (es); halsbandkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Mexico, being found from Nuevo Léon to northern Vera Cruz and north-eastern Puebla.Size:These birds 21-22 cm long and weigh about 60 g.Habitat:The crimson-collared grosbeak is mostly…

Spiza americana (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:dickcissel (en); papa-capim-americano (pt); dickcissel d’Amérique (fr); arrocero americano (es); dickzissel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeRange:This species breeds in central North America, ranging as far north as Minnesota, North Dakota and marginally into southern Canada, and south to Texas and South Louisiana. From east to west it ranges from…

Cardinalis cardinalis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:northern cardinal (en); cardeal (pt); cardinal rouge (fr); cardenal rojo (es); rotkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeRange:This species is found throughout the eastern United States, as far west as Nebraska, eastern Colorado and Texas, also marginally into south-eastern Canada, in southern New Mexico and Arizona, and through Mexico down to northern…

Pheucticus ludovicianus Photo by John Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:rose-breasted grosbeak (en); bico-grosso-tricolor (pt); cardinal à poitrine rose (fr); picogrueso degollado (es); rosenbrust-kernknacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeRange:This species breeds in northern North America, from British Columbia in the west to the Atlantic coast of Canada in the east and as far south as New Jersey, the Appalachian…