The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American song bird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico.
Its name of pyrrhuloxia – once part of its scientific name – comes from Greek terms describing its coloration (pyrrhos = reddish or orange) and the shape of its bill (loxos = oblique). The common name, desert cardinal, refers to it inhabiting the southwest, and often arid regions, of the North American continent.
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