Field Guide/Birds/Cardinalidae
< Field Guide | Birds
| Cardinalidae (Cardinal) | |
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| Description | |
| These are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinctive appearances; the family is named for the red plumage (like that of a Catholic cardinal's vestments) of males of the type species, the Northern Cardinal. | |
