Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- 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 |
Slovenian | Severni kardinal |
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
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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