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The adult males are, but young males resemble females until the first moult.

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14y ago

Yes, adult male cardinals (also called cardinal finch--they are members of the finch family (note the distinct bill)are the stunning red color. Females are mostly shades of brown with some reddish fringes. Also, young male cardinals are similar to the females' color until they mature. More. I didn't see the word, "why" until now. Usually, in the bird kingdom, the male birds are the brightest, most distinctive colors. This serves a variety of purposes, among them: The bright males' colors are used to attract the females during mating rituals. Also, tragically, the male bird is brightly colored so that he can lure predators away from the nesting, dull-colored female, sitting on the eggs, often at the cost of his own life. A truly sincere form of chivalry!

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13y ago

I believe that as most of the animals which male and female are differently colored, the female has more neutral colors to blend in in case a predator is close, so that she can protect her eggs/children, and the male to distract the predator / to attract females. I hope I helped...

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11y ago

you can tell if a male bird is male by looking at the top of the nose,

if it is purplish bluish than it is a male if it is whitish bluish than it is

a female.

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11y ago

Female have a bigger belly while male do not.

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12y ago

Males have red feathers. Females have brown feathers.

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11y ago

because a female cardinal is red, and a male cardinal is gray with a little red

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11y ago

a female cardinal is a brownish color and the male cardinal is a bright red.

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3y ago

Bright is male

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