Cardinalis
Cardinalis is a genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae. There are three species ranging across North America and into northern South America.
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Cardinalis cardinalis | Northern cardinal | United States from Maine to Texas and in Canada in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Its range extends west to the U.S.–Mexico border and south through Mexico to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize |
 | Cardinalis sinuatus | Pyrrhuloxia (desert cardinal) | U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas and woodland edges in Mexico |
 | Cardinalis phoeniceus | Vermilion cardinal | Colombia and Venezuela |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Cardinalis Bonaparte, 1838 |
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