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Bird name:

Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis sinuatusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)
Codes: Common Name: PYRR Scientific Name: CARSIT ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179132

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Desert



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

Light gray or green with brown spots and flecks



Number of Eggs:

3 - 4



Incubation Days:

14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Thorny twigs, weeds, grass, and bark pieces., Lined with rootlets and fine materials.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



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General

Pyrrhuloxia: Large cardinal-like finch with conspicuous red-tipped gray crest, gray head, back, and upperparts, red-washed face and breast, and pale gray underparts. Wings are dark gray with red edges on primaries. Tail is red. Bill is thick, crooked, and yellow. Female is duller and with less red.

Range and Habitat

Pyrrhuloxia: Resident from Arizona, southern New Mexico, and southern Texas southward. Prefers desert brush, especially along streambeds.

Breeding and Nesting

Pyrrhuloxia: Three to four light gray or green eggs with brown dots and flecks are laid in a nest made of thorny twigs, weeds, grass, and bark pieces, and lined with rootlets and fine materials. Nest is built in a shrub or thicket, 5 to 15 feet above the ground. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Pyrrhuloxia: Eats flower spikes, various fruits, berries, seeds, and insects.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit

Vocalization

Pyrrhuloxia: Song is a varied series of rich, loud whistles "chewee, chewee, chewee, wheet, wheet, wheet." Call is a sharp, metallic "plik" or "chink."

Similar Species

Pyrrhuloxia: Northern Cardinal has red bill and is redder overall.

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Family Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)_blue
Species Cardinalis sinuatus
Length8.75 Inches
Wingspan11.25 Inches

Pyrrhuloxia

Pyrrhuloxia: Large cardinal-like finch with conspicuous red-tipped gray crest, gray head, back, upperparts, red-washed face, breast, and pale gray underparts. Dark gray wings with red edges on primaries. Tail is red. Thick yellow bill. Eats insects, larvae, seeds, fruits and berries.

● Song: "chewee, chewee, chewee, wheet, wheet, wheet", "plik", "chink."

● Foraging & Feeding: Pyrrhuloxia: Eats flower spikes, various fruits, berries, seeds, and insects.

● Breeding & nesting: Pyrrhuloxia: Three to four light gray or green eggs with brown dots and flecks are laid in a nest made of thorny twigs, weeds, grass, and bark pieces, and lined with rootlets and fine materials. Nest is built in a shrub or thicket, 5 to 15 feet above the ground. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by the female.

● Similar species: Pyrrhuloxia: Northern Cardinal has red bill and is redder overall.

Flight Pattern

Short flights low over vegetation, with rapid wing beats alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Pyrrhuloxia Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Pyrrhuloxia: Resident from Arizona, southern New Mexico, and southern Texas southward. Prefers desert brush, especially along streambeds.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.3 Ounces
UnderpartsX
Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
BreastX
The upper front part of a bird.
CrestX
Tufts of feathers on the head of the bird.
FaceX
The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.
PrimariesX
The primaries are the flight feathers specialized for flight. They are attached to the "hand" equivalent part of the wing.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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Parts of a Standing birdX
Head Feathers and MarkingsX
Parts of a Flying birdX