Red-capped Cardinals

The red-capped cardinal is a small South American bird. It belongs to Paroaria, a genus in the tanager family Thraupidae. The adult red-capped cardinal is 16.5cm long and weighs about 22g. The nominate subspecies has a crimson head, blackish lores and ocular region, and shiny black upperparts, apart from a white partial collar extending up the neck sides from the white underparts. The throat is black, extending to a point on the upper chest. The upper mandible is black, while the lower is pale flesh-colored. The legs are dark grey (almost black) and the iris is brownish-orange. In pattern the juvenile resemble the adults, but the upperparts are dusky-brown, the head is deep brownish-buff (darker on the cap), the bill is entirely black and the iris is pale, dull creamy-yellow.

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	Deck/File Name: Red-capped Cardinals (redcappedcardinals)
	Made/Donated by: Aki / Kayori	Color: Black
	Released: 2021-10-16	Masterable: Yes
	Wished by: None
	Mastered by: None