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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-08-21 and was most recently seen on 2026-08-21.
Wikipedia Overview
The northern cardinal, also commonly known as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or simply cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern California and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is also an introduced species in a few locations such as Bermuda and all major islands of Hawaii since its introduction in 1929. Its habitat includes woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and wetlands. It is the state bird of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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Outdoors column: Northern cardinal presence lifts spirits - Chicago Tribune
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "What? A Northern Cardinal on a suet feeder?!" - EWN at 6:30am on 8-16-2026 - WFSB
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "How sweet is this juvenile Northern Cardinal?" - EWN at 7:30am on 8-2-2026 - WFSB
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A Rare Winter Visitor: Leucistic Northern Cardinal Spotted in Snyder - Buffalo Rising
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Why Was This Cardinal Carrying a Cigarette? Science Offers a Clue - thezebra.org
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Rare albino cardinal rescued by Manor Township wildlife center - LancasterOnline
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Hand-feeding Birds in Slow Mo - Northern Cardinal - YouTube
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The Enduring Appeal of the Northern Cardinal - Bluedot Living
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The Yellow Cardinal with a 1 in a Million Genetic Mutation - A-Z Animals
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One In A Million Yellow Cardinal Stuns Ocean County Family - News12 | Connecticut
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "1 of the best feathered dads is the Northern Cardinal" - EWN at 7:30am on 6-21-2026 - WFSB
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Get to Know the Northern Cardinal Bird - Birds and Blooms
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How to Attract Northern Cardinals to Your Home - National Audubon Society
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Bird of the Week: Northern Cardinal - Discourse Blog
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15 Cardinal Gifts for Redbird Lovers - Birds and Blooms
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10 Fun Facts About the Northern Cardinal - National Audubon Society
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "Northern Cardinal sporting the patriotic color of red " - EWN at 5:30am on 7-4-2026 - WFSB
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What Do Songbirds Eat? Apparently Almost Anything—Including Deer Guts - National Audubon Society
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Northern Cardinal - National Audubon Society
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Why Is This Northern Cardinal Yellow? - National Audubon Society
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Reimagining the Northern Cardinal - National Audubon Society
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Illinois' Resilient Northern Cardinal Stands Out In A Winter Songbird Decline - WROK 1440 AM / 96.1 FM
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Backyard bird of the month for December: Northern Cardinal - Maine Audubon
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I find joy in the birds outside my window, especially the northern cardinal 'Stan the Man' - Online Athens
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Northern cardinal perched - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)
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Gold Rush: Yellow Cardinal Sighting - Florida Museum of Natural History
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What's with the bald cardinals? - City of Cincinnati (.gov)
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The fight of a Northern Cardinal - Door County Pulse
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Northern cardinal makes surprise appearance in St. Albert bird count - St. Albert Gazette
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Northern Cardinal banded at the USGS Bird Banding Lab banding station. - usgs.gov
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What Do Cardinals Eat? How to Attract Cardinals - Birds and Blooms
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4 unexpected facts about the Northern cardinal, a bird you should know better - Popular Science
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Bird of the week: Northern cardinal - Your Observer
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Rare bird: 'Half-male, half-female' cardinal snapped in Pennsylvania - BBC
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Northern Cardinal Lands In Your Local Post Office - USPS
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Extremely rare yellow northern cardinal identified at Michigan backyard birdfeeder - MLive.com
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Bird of the Week: Northern Cardinal - The Reed College Quest
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "Northern Cardinal Courtship Captured" - EWN at 6:30am on 4-26-2025 - WFSB
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Five Fun Facts About… The Northern Cardinal - Estes Park News
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Why Indiana’s State Bird Isn’t Rare—But That’s the Point - A-Z Animals
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Do Cardinals Live in Arizona? - Birds and Blooms
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Winter friend: Northern cardinal sticks around during these frosty months - Audacy
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'One in a million' yellow northern cardinal spotted in Port St. Lucie neighborhood - WPTV
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How Well Do We Really Know Cardinals? - National Audubon Society
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Why is NC’s Cardinal the bird of Christmas? (Spoiler: It’s not just because it’s red) - Raleigh News & Observer
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "Northern Cardinal captured taking a bath" - EWN at 6:30am on 6-1-2025 - WFSB
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Import of Northern cardinal – risk to biodiversity in Norway - Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø
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BIRDIE THIRTY: "Northern Cardinal enjoying live mealworms" - EWN at 6:30am on 7-12-2025 - WFSB
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Those taking part in the Firelands Audubon Society\'s Christmas Bird Count spotted more than 20,000 individual birds across 85 different species in the local area, including a northern cardinal. - Sandusky Register
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Staying put: Northern cardinal is one winter warrior - Star Tribune
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Rideout: A few things to know about the cardinals you see in your yard - Courier & Press
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Controversial cardinal: Why Indiana shares a state bird with 6 other states - Fox 59
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Nature’s Ways: Northern Cardinal — The Christmas Bird - StateCollege.com
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Be on the lookout for the elusive yellow northern cardinal | Southern Perspective - Pensacola News Journal
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The Meaning Of Red Birds At Christmas - Southern Living
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BirdNote®: Bright Yellow Northern Cardinals - Living on Earth
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The (Now) Northern Cardinal: A Year-Round Bird Watcher’s Favorite - MercerMe
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SCORES & OUTDOORS: The northern cardinal: bird of the season - The Town Line Newspaper
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How cardinal couples stick — and survive — together - Columbia Daily Tribune
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Unusual Half-Male, Half-Female Northern Cardinal Spotted in Pennsylvania - Mental Floss
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Northern Cardinal Spotted With Rare Abnormality - CBS News
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Cardinals sing a sweet song but are fierce fighters. Get to know NC’s state bird - Raleigh News & Observer
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Researchers able to perform extended study of stunning wild northern cardinal gynandromorph - Phys.org
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Northern Cardinal with Half-Male, Half-Female Plumage Spotted in Rock Island, Illinois - Sci.News
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Wild Profile: Meet the Northern cardinal - Cottage Life
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Rare Half Male, Half Female Cardinal Spotted in Pennsylvania - Birds and Blooms
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WILD GEORGIA: Why Northern cardinal is called the bird of Christmas - AJC.com
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Northern cardinal with rare abnormality spotted in Texas - WREG.com
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For Male Cardinals, the Redder the Better - National Audubon Society
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A rare yellow cardinal draws eyes to St. Louis bird-watching - STLPR
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Rare bird: Half-male, half-female cardinal photographed in Erie, Pa. region - Erie Times-News
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Rare ‘Half-Male, Half-Female’ Northern Cardinal Spotted in Pennsylvania - EcoWatch
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Illinois Cardinals: Things You Didn’t Know About Our State Bird - WROK 1440 AM / 96.1 FM
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Rare yellow northern cardinal spotted on camera - Cleveland 19 News
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Cardinal takes wing - USPS
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Biologist Jennifer McKay releases a recently banded Northern Cardinal - usgs.gov
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Ask Kenn Kaufman: Are Yellow Northern Cardinals Becoming More Common? - National Audubon Society
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'One in a Million' Yellow Cardinal Spotted - National Geographic
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Rare Yellow Cardinal Spotted in Florida - Birds and Blooms
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Photos: Finding new feathered friends at the bird feeder - Superior Telegram
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Michigan is home to a rare yellow-colored northern cardinal - MLive.com
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Focus on nature: The optimistic northern cardinal - apg-wi.com
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My Maine This Week: Northern Cardinals by David Silva - Natural Resources Council of Maine
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An Old, Feisty Female Cardinal Bit the Same Scientist Eight Years Straight - National Audubon Society
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How Many Virginia State Symbols Do You Know? - Northern Virginia Magazine
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A new rare yellow northern cardinal was spotted in Palm City, expert says. There could be more. - Treasure Coast News
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Northern cardinal was named Illinois' state bird in 1929 - Daily Herald
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Male northern cardinal protects breeding ground at Garret Mountain Reservation - Bergen Record
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Northern cardinal with rare abnormality spotted in Texas - WPTV
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Genetic mutation, diet could cause yellow cardinal's rare plumage - Chron
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What if West Virginia’s state bird wasn’t the Cardinal? - WOWK 13 News
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Photos: Bald Northern cardinal visits feeder - Superior Telegram
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Pennsylvania man snaps picture of rare half-male, half-female cardinal - USA Today
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Cardinals stick around, and stand out, in Minnesota winter - Star Tribune
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Ohio offers redesigned northern cardinal license plate - WTOL
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Half-male half-female cardinal was its own sibling - BirdGuides
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Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal Spotted In Warren County - - Post Journal
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Birds of Kentucky: White-headed Northern Cardinal - Columbia Magazine
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Pics: Yellow cardinals named Sunny, Tweets, Mr. Yellow in Florida, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio - Daytona Beach News-Journal
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Blane Klemek: The northern cardinal is indeed a popular bird - Bemidji Pioneer
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