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Yellow-billed Cardinal

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Paroaria capitata
Photo by Pantanal1 Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Photo by Pantanal1
Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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[edit] Identification

  • Pinkish-yellow bill
  • Red cap
  • Black bib
  • White collar which almost meets at the back of the neck

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

Introduced on the island of Hawaii.

[edit] Taxonomy

JuvenilePhoto by bobsofpaKeauhou, Hawaii, USA, January 2012
Juvenile
Photo by bobsofpa
Keauhou, Hawaii, USA, January 2012

[edit] Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • P. c. capitata:
  • P. c. fuscipes:
  • South-eastern Bolivia (Fortín Campero region in Tarija)

[edit] Habitat

A wide variety of habitats from pantanal, river edges, moist shrubland and city parks.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. Arthur Grosset

[edit] External Links

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