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Red-cowled cardinal

Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29 g to 33.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana)
Photo: Allissondias · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-cowled cardinal

Weight
29 g – 33.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-cowled cardinal live?

Not recorded

What is the red-cowled cardinal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae).

It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs in a wide range of dry to semi-humid open to semi-open habitats in north-eastern Brazil, especially the Caatinga region. It has been introduced (probably by means of escaped caged individuals) to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, being locally common even in urban areas.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-cowled cardinal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-cowled_cardinal&oldid=1365339884), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-cowled cardinal endangered?

The red-cowled cardinal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 red-cowled cardinal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusParoaria
  7. SpeciesParoaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Loxia coronata dominicanae, Loxia dominica, Loxia dominicana, Paroaria humberti

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • sit cardenal del BrasilCatalan
  • kardinál dominikánskýCzech
  • cardinal cycyllogWelsh
  • DominikanerkardinalDanish
  • DominikanertangareGerman
  • Dominikaner-KardinalGerman
  • ruĝkapuĉa kardinaltangaroEsperanto
  • Cardenilla dominicaSpanish
  • punahuppukardinaaliFinnish
  • Paroare dominicainFrench
  • grimiznoglavi sjemenarCroatian
  • dominikánus kardinálisHungarian
  • Cardinale monacoItalian
  • エリフコウカンチョウJapanese
  • dominikinė kardinolinė startaLithuanian
  • DominicanerkardinaalDutch
  • kardynałek krasnogłowyPolish
  • Galo-de-campinaPortuguese
  • cardeal-do-nordestePortuguese
  • cardeal-nordestinoPortuguese
  • Доминиканская танагра-кардиналRussian
  • Доминиканская кардиналовая овсянкаRussian
  • kardinálka kuklatáSlovak
  • Dominikanski kardinalSerbian
  • rödhuvad kardinaltangaraSwedish
  • Dominika KardinalıTurkish
  • пароарія бразильськаUkrainian
  • 冕蜡嘴鹀Chinese
  • 紅冕紅臘嘴雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-cowled cardinal

Other species in the same genus Paroaria.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-cowled cardinal?

An adult red-cowled cardinal weighs 29 g – 33.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-cowled cardinal endangered?

The red-cowled cardinal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-cowled cardinal?

The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_cowled_cardinal_2026,
  title = {Red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-cowled-cardinal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}