Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusParoaria (Red-headed Cardinals)
- SpeciesParoaria capitata (Yellow-billed Cardinal)
The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae). It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawaiʻi. It breeds in moist shrubland. The yellow-billed cardinal could be easily confused with the red-crested cardinal. The yellow-billed cardinal does not have a crest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park
Brazilian Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Microspingus melanoleucus
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Gray-throated Warbling-Finch
Microspingus cabanisi
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-billed Cardinal at El Palmar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |