- Paroaria dominicana
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
- Red head and throat
- White underparts
- Black and white back
- White tips to the flight feathers
- Dark great upper mandible
- White llower mandible
Distribution
South America: found in the forests of north-eastern Brazil (Maranhão to Minas Gerais).
Introduced to Hawaii.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Caatinga, dry scattered forests, tropical Savanna. More recently seen in city parks and villages.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of vegetable matter and insects; but no detailed information available. They forage both in pairs and family groups.
Breeding
Little information, they have been seen with 2-3 chicks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-cowled Cardinal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-cowled_Cardinal
External Links
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