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Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis sinuatus

Photo by Tom33
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Field Notes

Description:

Similar to cardinal, but gray, with red markings on face, breast, crest, and wings.

Habitat:

Desert scrubland along southwest U.S. border, and south through central Mexico. This spotting in riparian zone of Sonoita Creek, Arizona.

Notes:

Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Reserve, southern Arizona.
The smaller bird is a house finch, Capodacus mexicanus.

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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020

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