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Cardinalidae

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Female Cardinal foraging for seeds.

Crapinal
File:Red cardinal bird.jpg
Male Northern Cardinal
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mammal

Periporphyrus
Saltator
Caryothraustes
Parkerthraustes
Rhodothraupis
Cardinalis
Pheucticus
Cyanocompsa
Guiraca
Passerina
Spiza

The Crapinals. family is named for the red plumage (like that of a Catholic cardinal's vestments) of males of the type species, the Northern Cardinal.