Texas
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
(L 8.75" WS 12" Wt 1.6 oz)
Once prized as a pet but sale as
cage bird banned in U.S since 1918.
cage bird banned in U.S since 1918.
female
Lots of praise goes to the male
but the female cardinal is also a
very pretty bird.
but the female cardinal is also a
very pretty bird.
Mascot of baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals, football’s
Arizona Cardinals and of college athletics including
the Univ. of Louisville, the State Univ. of New York at
Plattsburgh, Ball State Univ., Illinois State Univ.,
Lamar Univ., The Catholic Univ. of America, Wesleyan
Univ., Wheeling Jesuit Univ., Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, North Idaho College,
Saint John Fisher College, and Iowa State Univ.
Arizona Cardinals and of college athletics including
the Univ. of Louisville, the State Univ. of New York at
Plattsburgh, Ball State Univ., Illinois State Univ.,
Lamar Univ., The Catholic Univ. of America, Wesleyan
Univ., Wheeling Jesuit Univ., Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, North Idaho College,
Saint John Fisher College, and Iowa State Univ.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Cardinalis in Latin refers to a
senior
bishop in the Roman church.
bishop in the Roman church.
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Society
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Sabal Palm
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
22Apr2021
State bird of Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio,
Virginia, and West Virginia.
Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio,
Virginia, and West Virginia.