Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Northern Cardinal
The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cardinalis cardinalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Cardinal
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 19 subspecies for this species.
- Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis
- Cardinalis cardinalis floridanus
- Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris
- Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudus
- Cardinalis cardinalis coccineus
- Cardinalis cardinalis littoralis
- Cardinalis cardinalis yucatanicus
- Cardinalis cardinalis phillipsi
- Cardinalis cardinalis flammiger
- Cardinalis cardinalis saturatus
- Cardinalis cardinalis superbus
- Cardinalis cardinalis seftoni
- Cardinalis cardinalis igneus
- Cardinalis cardinalis clintoni
- Cardinalis cardinalis townsendi
- Cardinalis cardinalis affinis
- Cardinalis cardinalis sinaloensis
- Cardinalis cardinalis mariae
- Cardinalis cardinalis carneus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia cardinalis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- northern America ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 312.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.172
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-headed Tanager
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