Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cardenal vermell |
| Czech | kardinál červený |
| Dutch | Rode Kardinaal |
| English | Northern Cardinal |
| English (United States) | Northern Cardinal |
| French | Cardinal rouge |
| French (France) | 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 Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 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.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CARDINALIS
- cardinalis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Scientific name definitions
Sylvia L. Halkin, Daniel P. Shustack, M. Susan DeVries, Jodie M. Jawor, and Susan U. Linville
Version: 2.0 — Published February 12, 2021
Version: 2.0 — Published February 12, 2021
Illustrations from this Account
Northern Cardinal (cardinalis) Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Female
Northern Cardinal (cardinalis) Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Male
Northern Cardinal (Long-crested) Cardinalis cardinalis carneus Female
Northern Cardinal (Long-crested) Cardinalis cardinalis carneus Male
Northern Cardinal (superbus) Cardinalis cardinalis superbus Female
