Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus

Identification Tips:

• Length: 7.5 inches
• Large, conical bill with curved culmen
• Crest
• Long tail

Adult male:

• Red crest, wings, tail, face and parts of breast
• Remainder of plumage gray
• Yellow bill

Adult female:

• Reddish crest, wings and tail
• Brownish-gray upperparts
• Gray underparts
• Yellow bill
• Juvenile like adult female but has dark bill

Similar species:

Pyrrhuloxias are similar to Northern Cardinals but Pyrrhuloxias have a yellow bill with a curved culmen and are grayer, less brown.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.