Biology:Yellow-billed cardinal

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Short description: Species of bird

Yellow-billed cardinal
Yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata).JPG
Adult in the Pantanal, Brazil
Yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) juvenile.JPG
Juvenile in the Pantanal, Brazil
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Paroaria
Species:
P. capitata
Binomial name
Paroaria capitata
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Paroaria capitata map.svg

The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae).

It occurs in Brazil , Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawai'i. It breeds in moist shrubland. The yellow-billed cardinal could be easily confused with the red-crested cardinal. The yellow-billed cardinal does not have a crest.

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Wikidata ☰ Q779285 entry