Cardinals, Saltators, and Grosbeaks
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cardinalidae
The Cardinals are a family of passerine birds that are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages.
- Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava
- Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra
- Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea *
- Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
- Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
- Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus *
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea
- Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena
- Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
- Varied Bunting, Passerina versicolor *
- Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris
- Dickcissel, Spiza americana
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