Masked Cardinal
Paroaria nigrogenis(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846)
English (US) Masked Cardinal
The Masked Cardinal (Paroaria nigrogenis) 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 Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: northeastern Colombia (southward to northern Meta and eastern Vichada), Venezuela (except far southern) and TrinidadRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Paroaria nigrogenis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Masked Cardinal
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nemosia nigro-genis
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846)
- Type locality
- mouth of the Orinoco, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 9ème Année p.273
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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