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Red-crested cardinal

Paroaria coronata (J. F. Miller, 1776)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 35.8 g to 39.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-crested cardinal

Weight
35.8 g – 39.7 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
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
რობერტ (Robert) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the red-crested cardinal live?

Not recorded

What is the red-crested cardinal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is sometimes known as the Brazilian cardinal.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-crested cardinal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-crested_cardinal&oldid=1380558662), 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-crested cardinal endangered?

The red-crested 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-crested cardinal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusParoaria
  7. SpeciesParoaria coronata (J. F. Miller, 1776)

Synonyms Fringilla cucullata, Loxia coronata, Paroaria caronata

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Brazilian cardinalEnglish
  • كاردينال ذو عرف أحمرArabic
  • Червенокачулат кардиналBulgarian
  • Cardenal de cresta rojaCatalan
  • sit cardenal de cresta rojaCatalan
  • kardinál šedýCzech
  • cardinal cribgochWelsh
  • Grå KardinalDanish
  • RotschopftangareGerman
  • GraukardinalGerman
  • ruĝkresta kardinaltangaroEsperanto
  • Cardenilla crestadaSpanish
  • CardenalSpanish
  • Cardenal comúnSpanish
  • Cardenal copete rojoSpanish
  • Cardenal copetirrojoSpanish
  • liekkipääkardinaaliFinnish
  • Paroare huppéFrench
  • crvenoglavi sjemenarCroatian
  • koronás kardinálisHungarian
  • Cardinale crestarossaItalian
  • cardinale ciuffo rossoItalian
  • コウカンチョウJapanese
  • Raudonkuodis kardinolasLithuanian
  • raudonkuodė kardinolinė startaLithuanian
  • RoodkuifkardinaalDutch
  • kardynałek czubatyPolish
  • cardealPortuguese
  • cardeal-de-crista-vermelhaPortuguese
  • cardeal-de-topete-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Cardeal-do-sulPortuguese
  • Краснохохлая танагра-кардиналRussian
  • Краснохохлая кардиналовая овсянкаRussian
  • kardinálka siváSlovak
  • Crvenokruni kardinalSerbian
  • rödtofsad kardinaltangaraSwedish
  • Kırmızı Tepeli KardinalTurkish
  • пароарія чубатаUkrainian
  • 紅冠雀Chinese
  • 冠紅蠟嘴鵐Chinese
  • 冠蜡嘴鹀Chinese
  • 紅冠臘嘴雀Chinese
  • 紅冠臘嘴鵐Chinese

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Relatives of the red-crested cardinal

Other species in the same genus Paroaria.

CompareRed-crested cardinal vs Yellow-billed cardinalRed-crested cardinal vs Red-capped cardinalRed-crested cardinal vs Red-cowled cardinalRed-crested cardinal vs Crimson-fronted cardinal

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-crested cardinal?

An adult red-crested cardinal weighs 35.8 g – 39.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-crested cardinal endangered?

The red-crested 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-crested cardinal?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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BibTeX
@misc{red_crested_cardinal_2026,
  title = {Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-crested-cardinal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}