Northern Cardinal bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSanta Gertrudis Cardinal, Cardinal Redbird, Eastern Cardinal, Virginia redbird, Common Cardinal, Crested Redbird, Louisiana, Cardinal grosbeak, Cardinal, Black-capped Thrush, Louisiana Cardinal, Red Cardinal, Cardinalbird, Arizona Cardinal, Florida Cardinal, Virginia Nightingale, Gray-tailed Cardinal, Grey-tailed Cardinal, Kentucky Cardinal, San Lucas Cardinal
Old latin name for birdRichmondena cardinalis, Loxia cardinalis, Cardinalis virginianus
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyCardinals & Allies / Cardinalidae
GenusCardinalis
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregione, s, sw USA and Mexico

Northern Cardinal bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © William Whitehead
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Nicholas Comparato
    United States
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    Song, © Vicki Dern
    United States
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    Song, © Scott Gravette
    United States
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    Female, song, © Dan Minor
    Canada
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    Male, song, © Scott Gravette
    United States
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    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
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    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
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    Song, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
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    Male, song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal subspecies (19)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cardinalis cardinalis affinisnc, wc Mexico-No
Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudusw Oklahoma and w, c Texas (sc USA) to c Mexico-No
Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalisse Canada and c, e USA (except se Georgia and peninsular Florida)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis carneussw Mexico-No
Cardinalis cardinalis clintoniSeralvo I. (off Baja California in nw Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis coccineusSan Luis Potosí to n Oaxaca (e to sc Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis flammigers Quintana Roo (se Mexico), ne Belize and n Guatemala-No
Cardinalis cardinalis floridanusse Georgia and peninsular Florida (se USA)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis igneuss Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis littoralisVeracruz to Tabasco (se Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostriss Texas and c Oklahoma to Mississippi (sc USA)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis mariaeTres Marías Is. (off w Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis phillipsiYucatán Pen. (se Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis saturatusCozumel I. (off se Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis seftonic Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis sinaloensisw Mexico-No
Cardinalis cardinalis superbussw USA and n Sonora (nw Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis townsendiTiburón I. and adjacent coastal Sonora (nw Mexico)-No
Cardinalis cardinalis yucatanicusbase of the Yucatán Pen. (se Mexico)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanikardinal
BelarusianЧырвоны кардынал
BulgarianСеверният кардинал
Catalancardenal vermell
Chinese主红雀
Chinese (Traditional)主紅雀
Croatiancrveni kardinal
CzechKardinál cervený, kardinál červený
DanishRød Kardinal
DutchRode Kardinaal
EsperantoKardinalbirdo
Estoniankardinal
Finnishpunakardinaali
FrenchCardinal rouge, Cardinal de Virginie
FrisianReade kardinaal
GalicianCardeal norteño
GermanRotkardinal, Roter Kardinal
GreekΚαρδινάλιος
Hebrewקרדינל צפוני
Hungariankardinálispinty
IcelandicKardináli, Kardínáli
IrishCairdinéal tuaisceartach
ItalianCardinale settentrionale, Cardinale rosso
Japaneseショウジョウコウカンチョウ
Kazakhқызыл кардинал, кардинал
Latviansarkanais kardināls
Lithuanianpaprastasis kardinolas
MacedonianЦрвено кардиналче
ManxCardinaal jiarg
NorwegianRødkardinal, rødkardinal
Norwegian NynorskRaudkardinal
Polishkardynał szkarłatny, kardynal szkarlatny
Portuguesecardeal-roxo, cardeal-nortenho, Cardeal
RomanianPasărea-cardinal
RussianКрасный кардинал, виргинский кардинал, североамериканский кардинал, Кардинал, Виргинский красный кардинал
SerbianCrveni kardinal, Severni kardinal
Slovakkardinál červený
SlovenianRdeči kardinal
SpanishCardenal norteño, Cardenal común, Cardenal Rojo
Swedishröd kardinal
TurkishKardinal kuşu, Kırmızı Kardinal
Ukrainianкардинал червоний
WelshCardinal cyffredin