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Cardinalidae
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Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings. It also includes several other genera such as the tanager-like Piranga and the warbler-like Granatellus. Membership of this family is not easily defined by a single or even a set of physical characteristics, but instead by molecular work. Among songbirds, they range from average-sized to relatively large and have stout features. Some species have large, heavy bills.
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Cardinalidae is a family of birds within the order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Ridgway in 1901 and is currently accepted. Common names for this group include grosbeaks, saltators, and allies.
Records for Cardinalidae have been documented in the United States, Panama, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. Institutions holding these records include TTU, UF, and MIDD. The family has 23 associated records, with no media files attached.
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Species
grosbeaks, saltators & allies
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Collections
- TTU, UF, MIDD
- Recorded in
- United States, Panama, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Honduras, Costa Rica, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Passeroidea
- Image
- Northern Cardinal Male-27527-2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cardinalidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Cardinalidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Cardinalidae
- Commons gallery
- Cardinalidae
- different from
- cardinal number
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxon common name
- kardinalfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Field characteristics
- Systematics
- Phylogeny
- Species list
- Natural history
- Habitat, distribution, and migration
- Feeding ecology
- Breeding and reproduction
- Conservation
- References
- External links
Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings. It also includes several other genera such as the tanager-like Piranga and the warbler-like Granatellus. Membership of this family is not easily defined by a single or even a set of physical characteristics, but instead by molecular work. Among songbirds, they range from average-sized to relatively large and have stout features. Some species have large, heavy bills.
Members of this group are beloved for their brilliant red, yellow, or blue plumages seen in many of the breeding males in this family. Most species are monogamous breeders that nest in open-cup nests, with parents taking turns incubating the eggs and taking care of their young. Most are arboreal species, although the dickcissel (Spiza americana) is a ground-dwelling prairie bird.
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