* Size: 21-23 cm (8-9 in) * Wingspan: 25-31 cm (10-12 in) * Weight: 42-48 g (1.48-1.69 ounces) * Medium-sized songbird. * Large crest on head. * Heavy, conical red bill. * Face surrounded by black. * Male entirely brilliant red. * Female grayish-tan with red tail and wings
The state bird of Illinois is the Northern cardinal, known for its bright red plumage and distinctive crest.
Puddles, streams, birdbaths. Anywhere there is fresh water.
The northern cardinal and the brown-headed cowbird have a symbiotic relationship. The brown-headed cowbird lays its eggs in the cardinal's nest (and in the nests of other species, too, such as the yellow warbler). This harms the cardinal's chances to reproduce. It's a parasitic relationship.
The average weight of a Northern Cardinal is 1.6 ounces, according to the Smithsonian Handbooks Birds of Texas.
There are seven states for which the cardinal (also known as the Northern Cardinal) is the state bird: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Northern Cardinal was created in 1758.
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Northern Cardinal is the state bird of West Virginia.
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The northern cardinal became Virginia's state bird in 1950.
Cardinalis cardinalis is the name for an northern cardinal.
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the northern cardinal is about 8.3" in length. Though looking at them when they are fluffed up for warmth you would think they are 5" long.
there is a northern cardinal that can go in the south but i dont think there is a southern one.................:)
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