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Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis sinuatus

Photo by AshleyT
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Description:

Males are mostly gray with a red mask and chest. Females are gray with red just on the wings. I think they are one of the prettiest birds in North America, and I will eventually get great photos of them!

Habitat:

Thorn scrub habitat.

Reference Links:

Pyrrhuloxia, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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