Earlier this year, ornithologist James Hill found what he called a “one-in-a-million cardinal” in his backyard in Pennsylvania. The bird looked evenly split between female and male feathers ...

Cardinals do not migrate in the traditional sense, but they — like the other bird species included in the act — require safety while seeking food and mates. 8. Both Male and Female Cardinals ...

All About Birds, a site by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, features these “Cool Facts” about the Northern Cardinal: Sweet songs: Only a few female North American songbirds sing ...

If a cardinal can’t find berries to snack on, its hue will gradually start fading. It’s appropriately called “anting” and over 200 species of bird ... starts, a female’s partner bears ...

Male cardinals have a black face with a stunning, fiery red body, while female cardinals tend ... about this stunning, crested bird. These are the basic fast facts about cardinals: Cardinals ...

In addition to the crimson highlights in the crests, wings and tails of female birds, males also show red in both their faces and bellies. Discover interesting facts about cardinals. The species ...

an unusual cardinal has appeared, displaying both male and female traits. Scientists say it may be a so-called gynandromorph. By Karen Weintraub A bird hopping outside the window lately is the ...

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I’ve always been enamored about Kentucky’s state bird, the Northern Cardinal, often called the “redbird.” The songbird has held the symbol distinction since ...

"It was one of the experiences of a lifetime," Hill said about the bird that was bright red like a male cardinal on one side and brownish white like a female on the other. Known as a bilateral ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

male and female birds, and variation within an age and sex class.” What makes a yellow cardinal yellow? Hill said there hasn’t been enough genetic research to know exactly what happens in a ...