Pyrrhuloxia Identification - All About Birds
WEBDapper in looks and cheerful in song, the Pyrrhuloxia is a tough-as-nails songbird of baking hot deserts in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. They’re closely related to Northern Cardinals, but they are a crisp gray and red, with a longer, elegant crest and a stubby, parrotlike yellow bill.
Pyrrhuloxia - Wikipedia
WEBThe pyrrhuloxia is a year-round resident of desert scrub and mesquite thickets, in the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas and woodland edges in Mexico. It occupies the southwestern half of Texas, roughly the southern third of New Mexico, and southeastern region of Arizona.
Pyrrhuloxia | Audubon Field Guide
WEBPyrrhuloxia. At a Glance. This 'desert cardinal' is common in dry country of the Southwest. It is similar to the Northern Cardinal in its song and behavior, and the two overlap in many desert areas.
Pyrrhuloxia - eBird
WEBEssentially a desert-dwelling cardinal, found in brushy areas of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. Shaped much like a Northern Cardinal but with a longer, thinner crest and more rounded bill shape. Plumage is mostly gray …
Pyrrhuloxia Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
WEBDapper in looks and cheerful in song, the Pyrrhuloxia is a tough-as-nails songbird of baking hot deserts in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. They’re closely related to Northern Cardinals, but they are a crisp gray and red, with a longer, elegant crest and a stubby, parrotlike yellow bill.
Pyrrhuloxia - American Bird Conservancy
WEBPyrrhuloxia are omnivorous, foraging on the ground and low in shrubbery for insects, spiders, and a variety of fruit and seeds. Like a Rose-breasted or Blue Grosbeak, this bird uses its large, strong bill to crack open and crush nuts and seeds, particularly of mesquite, a widely-available food in its dry habitats.
Pyrrhuloxia Life History - All About Birds
WEBDapper in looks and cheerful in song, the Pyrrhuloxia is a tough-as-nails songbird of baking hot deserts in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. They’re closely related to Northern Cardinals, but they are a crisp gray and red, with a longer, elegant crest and a stubby, parrotlike yellow bill.
Pyrrhuloxia - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit & More - Birdzilla
WEBMar 10, 2023 · The Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a lovely gray cardinal with a stubby yellow beak and red on its face, underparts, wings, tail, and wispy crest. In areas with mesquite and other types of arid vegetation, pairs of Pyrrhuloxias call from the tops of bushes and pick seeds from the ground.
Pyrrhuloxia - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBThe pyrrhuloxia is a year-round resident of desert scrub and mesquite thickets, in the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas and woodland edges in Mexico. It occupies the southwestern half of Texas, roughly the southern third of New Mexico, and southeastern region of Arizona.
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus - Birds of the World
WEBMar 4, 2020 · Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pyrrhu.01