My Name Is Red is a photograph by Deborah Benoit which was uploaded on December 8th, 2012.
My Name Is Red
Cardinals, in the family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds found in North and South America. They are also known as cardinal-grosbeaks and... more
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My Name Is Red
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Deborah Benoit
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Photograph - Original Photography By Deborah Benoit
Description
Cardinals, in the family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds found in North and South America. They are also known as cardinal-grosbeaks and cardinal-buntings. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae (previously placed in Emberizidae).
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These are robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. The family ranges in size from the 12-cm (4.7 inches), 11.5-gram (.40 oz) Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm (9.8 inches), 85-gram (2.99 oz) Black-headed Saltator[verification needed]. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinctive appearances. The Northern Cardinal type species was named by colonists for the male's red crest, reminiscent of a Catholic cardinal's mitre.
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The "buntings" in this family are sometimes generically known as "tropical buntings" (though not all live in the tropics) or "North American buntings" (though there are other buntings in North America) to distinguish them from the true buntings, whose family does contain North American birds, but they are referred to as American sparrows (unrelated to Old World sparrows), juncos, and towhees rather than buntings. Likewise the grosbeaks in this family are sometimes called "cardinal-grosbeaks" to distinguish them from other grosbeaks. The name "cardinal-grosbeak" can also apply to this family as a whole.
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Most species are rated by the IUCN as least concern, though some are near threatened
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December 8th, 2012
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Comments (23)
Kathy Baccari
Congratulations Deborah. Your beautiful work has been featured in Small Birds Of The World. V :)
AnnaJo Vahle
Ah the illusive cardinal. Great capture! I've been trying to get a good shot of one for years. Such great detail and expression. f/w/v
Joyce Dickens
I love this Debra; what a wonderful capture.....I love the tilt of his head as he checks out the camera and photographer....well done! jd
Latha Gokuldas Panicker
Fantastic shot,Deborah !!!He looks like a king in his territory of grey& dry twigs...F/V