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YELLOW-BILLED CARDINAL Paroaria capitata
The wetland cardinal, you wonīt see this species far from a riverbank. That said he can be equally as abundant as his crested cousin in the right habitat. Cardinals are so named because their red heads reminded early visitors to South America of the red headwear worn by cardinals in the Catholic church.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2845PH) Adult lateral view, Buffalo Billīs, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2846PH) Adults, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo August 2011).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2847PH)  Adult dorsal, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2848PH)  Adult ventral view, Fuerte Olimpo, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2849PH)  Adult, Pozo Colorado, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2009).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3478PH) Pair, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2850PH)  Juvenile, Buffalo Billīs, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2851PH) Juvenile, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
VIDEO A -  (FPAVE2852VI) Adults fighting, Buffalo Billīs, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2853VI) Adult bathing, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
VIDEO C - (FPAVE3479VI) Adult feeding, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2012).
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