Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana)
Red-cowled Cardinal, Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image Brazil

The Red-cowled Cardinal is a Brazilian endemic found in semi-open scrub and caatinga woodland in north east Brazil.

Apart from its conspicuous red head and white underparts, note the mottled black and white on the back and the conspicuous white edging to the flight feathers. The lower mandible is white.
Red-cowled Cardinal, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image The immature seen in the third and fourth photos shows a rusty throat.

It is a popular species for the caged bird trade.

There is an illustrations in Sick, Plate 42.
Immature Red-cowled Cardinal, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image
Adult with Immature Red-cowled Cardinal, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image
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