Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838
The pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a species in the family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 34.5 g to 36.9 g and live up to 5.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pyrrhuloxia
- Weight
- 34.5 g – 36.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.08 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3.38src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the pyrrhuloxia live?
Not recorded
What is the pyrrhuloxia?
The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. This distinctive species with a short, stout bill, red crest, and red wings closely resembles the northern cardinal and the vermilion cardinal, which are in the same genus.
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Is the pyrrhuloxia endangered?
The pyrrhuloxia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the pyrrhuloxia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCardinalidae
- genusCardinalis
- SpeciesCardinalis sinuatus Bonaparte, 1838
Synonyms Pyrrhuloxia sinuatus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Desert cardinalEnglish
- Desert cardinalEnglish
- كاردينال صحراويArabic
- cardenal bruCatalan
- kardinál úzkozobýCzech
- Arizona KardinalDanish
- SchmalschnabelkardinalGerman
- dezerta kardinaloEsperanto
- Cardenal pardoSpanish
- Cardenal DesérticoSpanish
- verikardinaaliFinnish
- Cardinal pyrrhuloxiaFrench
- sivi kardinalCroatian
- kampóscsőrű kardinálisHungarian
- Cardinale rosaItalian
- cardinale del desertoItalian
- ムネアカコウカンチョウJapanese
- papūginis kardinolasLithuanian
- pelēkais kardinālsLatvian
- Grijze KardinaalDutch
- ørkenkardinalNorwegian
- kardynał karmazynowyPolish
- cardeal-do-desertoPortuguese
- Попугаевый кардиналRussian
- Попугайный кардиналRussian
- PiruloksijaSerbian
- ökenkardinalSwedish
- Arizona KardinalıTurkish
- кардинал червоногорлийUkrainian
- 灰額主紅雀Chinese
- 灰额主红雀Chinese
Relatives of the pyrrhuloxia
Other species in the same genus Cardinalis.
Northern cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Vermilion cardinal
Cardinalis phoeniceus
ComparePyrrhuloxia vs Northern cardinalPyrrhuloxia vs Vermilion cardinal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pyrrhuloxia?
An adult pyrrhuloxia weighs 34.5 g – 36.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pyrrhuloxia endangered?
The pyrrhuloxia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the pyrrhuloxia live?
The pyrrhuloxia has a recorded lifespan of 5.8 years.
What kind of animal is the pyrrhuloxia?
The pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) belongs to the family Cardinalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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