---
title: "Cardeal-de-topete-vermelho"
description: "Paroaria coronata — Aves. The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-crested-cardinal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cardeal-de-topete-vermelho

> Paroaria coronata — Aves. The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Paroaria coronata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20387
- Wikidata: [Q720526](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720526)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10254](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10254)

## Names

- en: Red-crested Cardinal
- de: Graukardinal
- es: Cardenilla crestada
- fr: Paroare huppé
- nl: Roodkuifkardinaal
- pt: Cardeal-de-topete-vermelho
- pl: Kardynałek czubaty

## Countries with the most observations

US (9816), AR (6855), BR (1529), UY (755), BO (464), PY (179), PE (77), EC (39), CL (27)

## Summary

The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is sometimes known as the Brazilian cardinal.

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

## Photo

![Cardeal-de-topete-vermelho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-crested-cardinal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311785547

## Machine access

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