Species guide
Northern cardinal
HarmlessCardinalis cardinalis
How to recognise it
The male is brilliant red with a black face mask and a tall crest; the female is warm tan with red tinges and the same crest. Both have a thick orange-red bill.
Is it dangerous?
A harmless, much-loved feeder bird.
Recorded 27,190,217 times in the wild worldwide.
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