---
title: "Northern Cardinal"
description: "Cardinalis cardinalis — Aves. The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), also commonly known as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or simply cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-cardinal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Cardinal

> Cardinalis cardinalis — Aves. The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), also commonly known as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or simply cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis.

- Scientific name: *Cardinalis cardinalis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 388645
- Wikidata: [Q726389](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726389)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9083)

## Names

- en: Northern Cardinal
- de: Rotkardinal
- es: Cardenal rojo
- fr: Cardinal rouge
- nl: Rode kardinaal
- pl: Kardynał szkarłatny

## Countries with the most observations

US (313991), CA (42342), MX (9115), BM (61), BZ (32), GT (8)

## Summary

The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), 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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cardinal

## Photo

![Northern Cardinal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-cardinal/medium.jpg)

Photo: David Bird · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116600597

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-cardinal?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).