Paroaria
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae

[Photo] Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) in the zoological gaden in Hamburg. Date august 2007. Author Mariana Ruiz Villarreal (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LadyofHats). License: public domain.

Paroaria, the red-headed cardinals or cardinal-tanagers (as they are not close to the Cardinalidae), are a genus of tanagers. They were until recently placed in the family Emberizidae.

Species list
Red-crested Cardinal, Paroaria coronata
Red-cowled Cardinal, Paroaria dominicana
Red-capped Cardinal, Paroaria gularis
- Masked Cardinal, Paroaria (gularis) nitrogenis
Crimson-fronted Cardinal, Paroaria baeri
Yellow-billed Cardinal, Paroaria capitata

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