Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) - HBW 16, p. 409
French: Cardinal pyrrhuloxia
German: Schmalschnabelkardinal
Spanish: Cardenal Pardo
Taxonomy: Cardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838, western part of Mexico (Zacatecas).
Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Pyrrhuloxia, mainly on account of its unique bill shape, very different from that of C. cardinalis; intermediate bill of C. phoeniceus, however, as well as other arguments, has resulted in its return to present genus. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fulvescens (van Rossem, 1934) - S USA (S Arizona) and NW Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa and W Durango S to N Nayarit).
- peninsulae (Ridgway, 1887) - extreme NW Mexico (Baja California S from c. 27° N).
- sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838 - S USA (S New Mexico E to SE & C Texas) and S in C highlands and E lowlands of Mexico to NE Jalisco, Michoacán, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding on the top of a stump. Locality Falcon State Park, Starr County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp sinuatus)
Bill Wayman 1 February 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
Two views of an adult male on a branch Locality Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp fulvescens)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2004 5 years ago 15 sec 4.2 -
A male preening while perched inside a thorney bush. Locality Falcon State Park, Starr County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp sinuatus)
Bill Wayman 1 February 2008 4 years ago 36 sec 4 -
Perched, calling Locality Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp fulvescens)
Joe Angseesing 28 April 2010 23 weeks ago 17 sec 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp sinuatus)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 11 March 2003 9 years ago 25 sec 2.5
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Pyrrhuloxia surveying his territory in the Park near Dug Out Wells.
Locality Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp sinuatus)
Mike Ross 25 December 2012 20 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male Pyrrhuloxia in a tree
Locality Christmas Mountain Oasis, Brewster County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp sinuatus)
Tom Moxley 21 April 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
Male on branch
Locality Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp fulvescens)
Wayne Linton 27 February 2011 2 years ago 3.8 -
Pyrrhuloxia near watering hole.
Locality Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 8 March 2013 10 weeks ago 3.8 -
Sitting in the bushes
Locality Arizona, USA (United States)
Chad Parkin 5 May 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
A male at a feeder.
Locality Portal, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Ken Havard 31 March 2009 31 weeks ago 3.7
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An individual calls four times, then sings Locality Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
(ssp fulvescens)
Joe Angseesing 28 April 2010 3 years ago 4
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