northern cardinal

English

A male northern cardinal

A female northern cardinal

Noun

northern cardinal (plural northern cardinals)

1. Cardinalis cardinalis, a North American songbird with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.

   Synonyms: red cardinal, redbird

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: cardenal vermell m
• German: Rotkardinal m
• Japanese: 猩々紅冠鳥 (shoujou-koukanchou)
• Russian: кра́сный кардина́л m (krásnyj kardinál), вирги́нский кардина́л m (virgínskij kardinál)
• Spanish: cardenal rojo m
• Welsh: cardinal cyffredin