Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Saltators, Buntings
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 The birds in this family are medium-sized and eat seeds. They have strong, cone-shaped bills that can crack open seeds. They usually live in open areas or at the edges of woodlands.
They are found in North and South America. Males in this family are usually more brightly colored than females. There are around 58 species in this family of birds.
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World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in the Wild  Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.
US Status Key
 Threatened in US  Threatened in NH  Endangered in US  Endangered in NH  Breeds in NH  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game
New Hampshire Species |
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North/Central American Species |
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea |
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Lemon-spectacled Tanager - Chlorothraupis olivacea
Blue-black Grosbeak - Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Bunting - Cyanocompsa parellina
Gray-throated Chat - Granatellus sallaei
Red-breasted Chat - Granatellus venustus
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager - Habia atrimaxillaris
Red-crowned Ant-tanager - Habia rubica
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
Orange-breasted Bunting - Passerina leclancherii
Rose-bellied Bunting - Passerina rositae
Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor
Black-thighed Grosbeak - Pheucticus tibialis
Red-headed Tanager - Piranga erythrocephala
White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera
Rose-throated Tanager - Piranga roseogularis
Lesser Antillean Saltator - Saltator albicollis
Black-headed Saltator - Saltator atriceps
Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens
Slate-colored Grosbeak - Saltator grossus
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus
Streaked Saltator - Saltator striatipectus
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North/Central American Species |
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Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow Grosbeak - Pheucticus chrysopeplus
Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus
Flame-colored Tanager - Piranga bidentata
Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
Crimson-collared Grosbeak - Rhodothraupis celaeno
Blue Seedeater - Amaurospiza concolor
Black-faced Grosbeak - Caryothraustes poliogaster
Olive Tanager - Chlorothraupis carmioli
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Additional Information
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Black-cheeked Ant-tanager - Habia atrimaxillaris 
The black-cheeked ant-tanager is found in Costa Rica.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager - Habia atrimaxillaris
The black-cheeked ant-tanager is found in pairs or small family groups.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager - Habia atrimaxillaris
The male black-cheeked ant-tanager has a dusky red breast.
Source: IBirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Black-faced Grosbeak - Caryothraustes poliogaster
The black-face grosbeak is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-headed grosbeaks are found throughout most of western North America, from the Pacific to the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus
The male black-headed grosbeak is black, white and cinnimon colored.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blackish-blue Seedeater - Amaurospiza moesta 
The blackish-blue seedeater is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blackish-blue Seedeater - Amaurospiza moesta
The blackish-blue seedeater is found in lowland and montane Atlantic forests.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue Bunting - Cyanocompsa parellina
The blue bunting is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea 
The blue grosbeak breeds in the southern half of the United States. It winters in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue-black Grosbeak - Cyanocompsa cyanoides
The blue-black grosbeak is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue Seedeater - Amaurospiza concolor
The blue seedeater is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crested Ant-tanager - Habia cristata
The crested ant-tanager is found in Colombia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Dickcissel - Spiza americana
The dickcissel breeds mainly in central U.S., and winters from west Mexico to northern South America.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
The dickcissel is found in tall grasslands.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray-throated Chat - Granatellus sallaei
The grey-throated chat is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava
The hepatic tanager breeds in the southwestern United States. It winters in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Indigo buntings breed throughout eastern North America from the Great Plains eastward. They winter in Mexico, Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Indigo buntings are bright blue.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena
The Lazuli bunting breeds in the western United States. It winters in Mexico.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Lemon-spectacled Tanager - Chlorothraupis olivacea
Lemon-spectacled tanager is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
The northern cardinal is found in Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern cardinals are frequently found at the edges of woods, in hedgerows, and in vegetation around houses.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Both the male and female northern cardinal have a crest on their head.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern cardinals don't migrate.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Ochre-breasted Tanager - Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Ochre-breasted tanagers are found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
The painted bunting is found in two breeding ranges. The western population is ound from Kansas south to Louisiana and Texas. The eastern population is found in the coastal regions of North Carolina south to northern Florida.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
The male painted bunting is blue, green, and red.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience:General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section:No
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
As colorful as the painted bunting is, it is often difficult to spot since it tends to stay hidden in the foliage.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus
Pyrrhuloxias are found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus
The pyrrhuloxia is a reddish-gray with a crest on its head. It looks a little bit like the northern cardinal.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus
The pyrrhuloxia is al;so known as the desert cardinal.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Red-breasted Chat - Granatellus venustus
The red-breasted chat is found in Mexico.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Red-crowned Ant-tanager - Habia rubica
The red-crowned ant-tanager is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Red-throated Ant-tanager - Habia fuscicauda
The red-throated ant-tanager is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rose-breasted grosbeaks are found in northern North America. They winter in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
The male rose-breasted grosbeak is black and white with a rose colored breast.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Rufous-bellied Saltator - Saltator rufiventris
The rufous-bellied saltator is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
The scarlet tanager is found in south eastern Canada and the eastern United States. It winters in South America.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sooty Ant-tanager - Habia gutturalis
The sooty ant-tanager is found in Colombia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Streaked Saltator - Saltator striatipectus
The streaked saltator is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
The summer tanager is the only entirely red bird in North America.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Ultramarine Grosbeak - Cyanocompsa brissonii
The ultramarine grosbeak is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor
The varied bunting breeds in parts of southwestern Texas and Arizona and northern Mexico.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Vermilion Cardinal - Cardinalis phoeniceus
The vermilion cardinal is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana
The western tanager breeds in the western United States and Canada. It winters in Mexico and Central America.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-green Grosbeak - Caryothraustes canadensis
The yellow-green grosbeak is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak - Parkerthraustes humeralis
Yellow-shouldered grosbeaks are found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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