Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Identification & Behavior: ~16 cm (6.3 in). The Red-capped Cardinal is bluish-black above and white below. The head is read with yellow iris and lower mandible. It has a black patch on the neck. The Red-capped Cardinal favors edges of river and lakes in the Amazonian lowland forests. It is very similar to the recently introduced Red-crested Cardinal, but their geographic ranges do not overlap.
Status: The Red-capped Cardinal is uncommon and widespread in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 600 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Cardenal de Gorro Rojo.
Sub-species: Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis gularis), (Linnaeus), 1766.
Meaning of Name: Paroaria: Tupí name Tiéguacú paroára for a small yellow, red, and gray bird. gularis: L. gula, gularis= throat, throated.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.