Female Northern Cardinal, Pyrrhuloxia Stock Photography

Northern cardinalMale in New York, United StatesFemale in New York, United StatesConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]Scientific classification Edit this classificationDomain: EukaryotaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: PasseriformesFamily: CardinalidaeGenus: CardinalisSpecies: C. cardinalisBinomial nameCardinalis cardinalis(Linnaeus, 1758)Subspecies19 subspecies, see textApproximate distribution map Year-roundSynonymsLoxia cardinalis Linnaeus, 1758The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern California, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is also an introduced species in a few locations such as Bermuda and Hawaii. Its habitat includes woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and wetlands.