The northern cardinal is a familiar bird in our area. Easy to see and easy to identify; the jaunty crest and bright red feathers of the male are unmistakable.

The very popular Northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, and has been introduced as a breeding species to California, Hawaii and Bermuda. The cardinal is sexually dichromatic: The ...

At the end of January, I heard a northern cardinal sing. Birdy, birdy, birdy. What cheer, cheer, cheer. A crimson-red male sat at the top of the tree and sent out his advertisement to a nearby female.

Mr. Yellow, a male northern cardinal with a rare genetic mutation that causes his feathers to be yellow instead of red caused a sensation when he was photographed in Alabaster, Ala. in 2018.

Winter feathers on male cardinals, though, show this gray tinge. As winter wears on, the feathers wear. Unlike my jeans that fade as they wear, cardinals' feathers brighten as the gray wears off.

In cardinals, as in some other birds, feather coloration is related to their diet. Diets high in carotenoids -- pigments found in some fruits and other parts of plants -- lead to brighter feather ...

Northern cardinals top the list of North America's most identifiable birds, with 18 subspecies all sporting vivid red feathers and short, cone-shaped beaks perfect for seed-eating.

The condition is known as bilateral gynandromorphism where animals have split male and female plumage and sexual organs. The northern cardinal was first spotted in 2014 in Texas.

The beautiful male cardinal bird in this hilarious YouTube clip is very interested in a female and is not being subtle about it! The obvious way he is checking her out may seem amusing to us, but ...

A Northern Cardinal is a striking site when you go birdwatching in North Carolina. It's the one that almost every birdwatcher hopes to see at least once. The males have red feathers with a black ...