Saltators, Cardinals and Allies
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.
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana (A)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides (A)
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea (A)
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
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