Description
English: Cardinalis phoeniceus, Margarita island from Venezuela
Date 13 August 2012
Author The Photographer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:The_Photographer
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cardinalis_phoeniceus_from_Venezuela.jpg

The vermilion cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus) is a species in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. It is one of three species in the genus Cardinalis. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Cardinalidae, Genus: Cardinalis, Species: Cardinalis phoeniceus Bonaparte, 1838.