RED-CRESTED CARDINAL Paroaria coronata
Despite their abundance the Red-crested Cardinal never ceases to please birders with his bright plumage and audacity. He is an adaptable bird, in certain parts of his range forming huge flocks too numerous to count, and even reaching urban areas around Asunción. 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 - (FPAVE3485PH) Adult ventral view, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3486PH) Adult ventral view, Fuerte Olimpo, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3487PH) Adult lateral view, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3488PH) Adult carrying nest material, lateral view, Jardín Botanico de Asunción, Departamento Central (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3489PH) Adult lateral view, Cruce los Pioneros, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3490PH) Juvenile, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3491PH) Adult and juvenile, Asunción, Departamento Central (Teatske Nieuborg 2007).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3492PH) Head detail of roadkill individual, Loma Plata, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE3493VI) Adult, Fuerte Olimpo, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
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Paroaria coronata
1 (FPAVE3494RE) Song  recorded Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith October 2007).
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