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.
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
- Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
- Red-hooded Tanager Piranga rubriceps
- Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
- Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
- Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
- Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
- Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
- Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps
- Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris
- Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus
- Golden-bellied Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster
- Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus (A)
- Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea (A)
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor
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