Join sound recordist Greg Budney in our Video of the Week and learn about one of the first sounds of spring: the wonderful whistled song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and their songs bringing a cheerful sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

The handsome Red-crested Cardinal seems to be well-named. Sometimes called the Brazilian Cardinal, a nod to its South American distribution, this Bird of the Week does resemble an especially dapper Northern Cardinal. 🐦🎩 However, Red-crested Cardinals are not closely related to Northern Cardinals. ❌ To what group of birds does the Red-crested Cardinal really belong? ✔️ 🔎 Read on to find out! https://abcbirds.org/bird/red-crested-cardinal/ | American Bird Conservancy