List of Birds of Mexico - Cardinals and Grosbeaks

Cardinals 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. Mexico has the greatest diversity of this family of any country.

  • Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
  • Red-throated Ant Tanager Habia fuscicauda
  • Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
  • Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
  • Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
  • Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
  • Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis
  • Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
  • White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
  • Red-headed Tanager Piranga erythrocephala (E)
  • Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
  • Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
  • Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
  • Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
  • Crimson-collared Grosbeak Rhodothraupis celaeno (E)
  • Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
  • Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
  • Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
  • Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
  • Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina
  • Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
  • Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
  • Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
  • Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
  • Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
  • Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
  • Rose-bellied Bunting Passerina rositae (E)
  • Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii (E)
  • Dickcissel Spiza americana

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