UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Cardinalidae

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

UCIOC 10810

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Passeriformes · Cardinalidae

A backyard favorite with bright red male plumage and a black face mask, singing even on winter days.

ATK68

DEF55

XC112830 · Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0

10648 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 21.6 cm
Body Mass: 42.6 g
Wingspan: 28 cm
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 68

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 68).

DEF 55

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 55).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America: Eastern & Southern & Southwestern USA and Mexico Habitat: Shrubland & Scrub

19 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis
se Canada and c, e USA (except se Georgia and peninsular Florida)
Cardinalis cardinalis floridanus
se Georgia and peninsular Florida (se USA)
Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris
s Texas and c Oklahoma to Mississippi (sc USA)
Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudus
w Oklahoma and w, c Texas (sc USA) to c Mexico
Cardinalis cardinalis coccineus
San Luis Potosí to n Oaxaca (e to sc Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis littoralis
Veracruz to Tabasco (se Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis yucatanicus
base of the Yucatán Pen. (se Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis phillipsi
Yucatán Pen. (se Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis flammiger
s Quintana Roo (se Mexico), ne Belize and n Guatemala
Cardinalis cardinalis saturatus
Cozumel I. (off se Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis superbus
sw USA and n Sonora (nw Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis seftoni
c Baja California (nw Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis igneus
s Baja California (nw Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis clintoni
Seralvo I. (off Baja California in nw Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis townsendi
Tiburón I. and adjacent coastal Sonora (nw Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis affinis
nc, wc Mexico
Cardinalis cardinalis sinaloensis
w Mexico
Cardinalis cardinalis mariae
Tres Marías Is. (off w Mexico)
Cardinalis cardinalis carneus
sw Mexico