Cardinalis sinuatus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: CARDINALIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A distinctive songbird of arid scrublands, the Pyrrhuloxia lives in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. A thick-billed, reddish bird with a crest, it superficially resembles its close relative, the Northern Cardinal.
Song a series of whistled "what-cheer, what-cheer" notes or metallic "quink" notes. Call a sharp metallic chip.