Red-capped Cardinal

How to identify

Field marks

1. Adult of nominate subspecies has a deep red head
2. Adult of nominate subspecies has a black back and a white collar on the sides of the neck
3. Adult of nominate subspecies has a black throat extending onto the upper breast
4. Adult of nominate subspecies has a bill black above and pale flesh-colored below

Male, female and young

Juvenile has markings similar to the adult, with dark brown upperparts, a dark brownish-yellow head and an all-black bill.

Voice

Song is variable, often with repeated “suweet-chu”; call is sharp, like “chep”.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil

Red-capped Cardinal has been recorded at 124 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Sani LodgeEcuador1,022 records
2. Manu BiolodgePeru903 records
3. Amazonía LodgePeru596 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruEcuadorBrazilBoliviaGuyanaColombiaSurinameVenezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) is a small species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in South America.

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