Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)

Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata

Brazilian name: cavalaria

Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
December 2006

The Yellow-billed Cardinal forms a superspecies with the geographically separated Red-capped Cardinal, P. gularis of the Amazon and Orinoco basins and the Crimson-fronted Cardinal, P. baeri, of Central Brazil.

The distinguishing features of this species are a yellow - pink bill (not surprisingly), a completely red cap with black bib and a white collar which almost meets at the back of the neck.

There are recordings on xeno-canto.

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