red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) Description
English: Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis , Puno, Peru
Date 20 June 2014, 16:44:03
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Author Joao Quental https://www.flickr.com/photos/jquental
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The red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) is a small South American bird. It belongs to Paroaria, a genus of red-headed cardinal-tanagers. The genus Paroaria is classified in the family Thraupidae, unlike the cardinals proper which are in the Cardinalidae. They were long believed to be closer to American sparrows and placed in the Emberizidae. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Thraupidae, Genus: Paroaria, Species: Paroaria gularis (Linnaeus, 1766).
