Yellow cardinal
Gubernatrix cristata (Vieillot, 1817)
The yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 47.6 g to 48 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the yellow cardinal
- Weight
- 47.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the yellow cardinal live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow cardinal?
The yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of its genus, Gubernatrix.
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Is the yellow cardinal endangered?
The yellow cardinal is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species.
How is the yellow cardinal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusGubernatrix
- SpeciesGubernatrix cristata (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms Coccothraustes cristata, Emberiza cristata, Emberiza gubernatrix
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- كاردينال أصفرArabic
- Cardenal grocCatalan
- sit cardenal grocCatalan
- kardinál zelenýCzech
- cardinal melynWelsh
- Gul KardinalDanish
- Grøn KardinalDanish
- GrüntangareGerman
- GrünkardinalGerman
- guberniestra tangaroEsperanto
- Cardenal AmarilloSpanish
- Gobernador crestadoSpanish
- کاردینال زردPersian
- pikitöyhtökardinaaliFinnish
- Commandeur huppéFrench
- Cardeal amareloGalician
- krunati sjemenarCroatian
- zöld kardinálispintyHungarian
- Cardinale gialloItalian
- コクカンチョウJapanese
- geltonasis kardinolasLithuanian
- Tááʼyaʼniiltʼóshii łitsooígííNavajo
- grønnkardinalNorwegian Bokmål
- Groene KardinaalDutch
- kardynałkaPolish
- cardeal-amareloPortuguese
- Кардиналовая танаграRussian
- Зелёный овсяночный кардиналRussian
- kardinálka zelenáSlovak
- Žuti kardinalSerbian
- guvernanttangaraSwedish
- gul kardinaltangaraSwedish
- Sarı KardinalTurkish
- вівсянка жовтаUkrainian
- пароарія жовтаUkrainian
- Sẻ vàngVietnamese
- 黑冠黃雀Chinese
- 黑冠黄雀鹀Chinese
Relatives of the yellow cardinal
Other species in the same family Thraupidae.
Paradise tanager
Tangara chilensis
Blue-gray tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Green-headed tanager
Tangara seledon
Woodpecker finch
Camarhynchus pallidus
Red-crested cardinal
Paroaria coronata
CompareYellow cardinal vs Paradise tanagerYellow cardinal vs Blue-gray tanagerYellow cardinal vs BananaquitYellow cardinal vs Green-headed tanager
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow cardinal?
An adult yellow cardinal weighs 47.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow cardinal endangered?
The yellow cardinal is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the yellow cardinal?
The yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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