Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (18)
Sylvia L. Halkin, Daniel P. Shustack, M. Susan DeVries, Jodie M. Jawor, and Susan U. Linville
Version: 2.0 — Published February 12, 2021
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published February 12, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kardinál červený |
| Dutch | Rode Kardinaal |
| English | Northern Cardinal |
| English (United States) | Northern Cardinal |
| French | Cardinal rouge |
| French (French Guiana) | Cardinal rouge |
| German | Rotkardinal |
| Hebrew | קרדינל צפוני |
| Icelandic | Kardínáli |
| Japanese | ショウジョウコウカンチョウ |
| Norwegian | rødkardinal |
| Polish | kardynał szkarłatny |
| Russian | Красный кардинал |
| Serbian | Crveni kardinal |
| Slovak | kardinál červený |
| Spanish | Cardenal Norteño |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Cardenal Rojo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cardenal Rojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cardenal norteño |
| Swedish | röd kardinal |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Kardinal |
| Ukrainian | Кардинал червоний |
Revision Notes
Peter Pyle contributed to the sections on Similar Species, Plumages, Molts, and Bare Parts on the the Appearance page.
Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Loxia cardinalis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.172.
TYPE LOCALITY:
northern America ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 312.
Definitions
- CARDINALIS
- cardinalis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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