Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), also commonly known as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or simply cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern California and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is also an introduced species in a few locations such as Bermuda and all major islands of Hawaii since its introduction in 1929. Its habitat includes woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and wetlands. It is the state bird of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The northern cardinal is a mid-sized perching songbird with a body length of 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) and a crest on the top of its head. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gros Morne National Park
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Cardinal at Gros Morne 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