Arizona
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
(L 8.75" WS 12" WT 1.3 oz)
“Desert cardinal”...same genus
at the Northern Cardinal but
note the parrot-like bill.
at the Northern Cardinal but
note the parrot-like bill.
Catalina State Park
14Nov2009
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
Cardinalis in Latin refers to a
senior bishop in the Roman
church; sinuatus in Latin
means curved.
senior bishop in the Roman
church; sinuatus in Latin
means curved.
Green Valley
21Jan2020
Pyrrhuloxia - the almost cardinal.
(Barbara Kingsolver)