Pyrrhuloxia. Pyrrhuloxia birds look like cardinals; in fact, they are sometimes called the desert cardinal. This species an be found in the Southwest and has the same impressive crest as the ...

Only three yellow cardinal sightings are reported a year, making the bird's appearance a rare "one in a million" finding, Hill added. The mutation is analogous to albinism found in humans, Hill said.

Back in 2015, an independent ornithologist issued a formal proposal to the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) to split the bird into six species, based on plenty of published research.

The bluebird feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates (such as moths, worms, flies, ants, etc.), but they will search for berries, especially in winter. You will often see them perched on wires ...

Q: I watched a beautiful male cardinal feeding an all-brown bird on the roof of my garage. Why would it feed another species? A: That’s a great observation and it indicates how different young ...

Someday there might be more than one Northern cardinal species. The cherry crested birds in Arizona don’t quite match their ruby-feathered cousins in, say, outside the White House.

A "once-in-a-lifetime” sighting made by a Pennsylvania birdwatcher took internet flight in late February 2021 when photographs claimed to capture a half-male, half-female northern cardinal. The ...

A territory may include several different bird species, if they’re not in competition for food and other resources, so a robin’s “stay away” song won’t discourage a cardinal, for example ...