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Male on the top right and female below in the bush. The Yellow Cardinal is prized as a songster and as a cage bird. Sadly it has decreased enormously in abundance in the last few decades. The thorn scrub and forest edge habitat this bird prefers has declined, but not to the level to blame habitat conversion for this species decline. The truth may be more insidious; the Yellow Cardinal is one of the few Neotropical birds that has had a massive and negative effect directly from the cage bird trade. Why this species is so susceptible is not clear, but trapping intensity for this bird has been high for many decades. The Yellow Cardinal is a gorgeous species; it is largely yellow and mid-sized with a long tail. The cardinal part of its name comes from the crest, as in a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). But unlike the true cardinal, the Yellow Cardinal is likely a tanager-finch, not in the Cardinalidae. Both sexes have a black crest and throat patch, with the male having a yellow eyebrow and malar stripe, and yellow underparts; above he is yellowish-olive and streaked. The female is similar except the facial stripes are white, and she has a grey breast and flanks, with yellow restricted to the belly. Conservation Status - Endangered.

A rare beauty I was luck to observe and photograph at Esteros de Iberá - Argentina.

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Good Stewards of Nature

Very localized and poorly-known seedeater. Mostly known from northeastern Argentina and southern Paraguay, but also a disjunct cluster of records in Bolivia and Brazil. Might undergo seasonal movements. Males have blackish or dark brown throat and cheek (sometimes extending onto nape and upper breast), gray crown, and unmarked tan underparts. Females are pale sandy-brown overall; note dark bill. Look for pairs or small flocks in open grassy habitats, often mixed with other seedeaters.

ENDANGERED. Capuchino seedeaters are highly susceptible to anthropogenic disturbance of their grassland habitat, which is rapidly being converted for agricultural use, the intensification of livestock practices and afforestation. This species is categorized as globally Endangered on the basis of its very small population size, the potential for habitat loss and degradation, and the potential for capture for the pet trade.

doi.org/10.2173/bow.ibesee1.01

It was a real joy to find this precious bird in the wild - at Iberá - Argentina.

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Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature

Especie #539

Passeriformes
Cardinalidae

Reinamora Grande
Cyanoloxia brissonii

LC
Least Concern

PN Iberá--Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá)

Iberá Wetlands

The place: Iberá - Corrientes - Argentina

The photo: Mine - Post processed with Adobe Photoshop

Anseriformes.
Anatidae.
Esteros del Iberá
Provincia de Corrientes
Argentina.


Avian species # 1149

Uguay, Corrientes, Argentina

Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina