Listen to the Pyrrhuloxia
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About the Pyrrhuloxia
The Pyrrhuloxia is a bird in the family Cardinalidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 4 g.
What does the Pyrrhuloxia sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. This distinctive species with a short, stout bill, red crest, and red wings closely resembles the northern cardinal and the vermilion cardinal, which are in the same genus.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Pyrrhuloxia sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Pyrrhuloxia on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Pyrrhuloxia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Pyrrhuloxia as “least concern”.
What family does the Pyrrhuloxia belong to?
The Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) belongs to the family Cardinalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Cardinalis sinuatus 1294951 by Brad Banner – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q166985 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Pyrrhuloxia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by The original uploader was Motorrad-67 at English Wikipedia . Later versions were uploaded by Liftarn at en.wikipedia . – Attribution