Yellow Cardinal

Green Cardinal ( Gubernatrix cristata )

The Green Cardinal ( Gubernatrix cristata ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family. He is the only member of the monotypic genus Gubernatrix.

Description

The Green Cardinal reaches a length of 20 centimeters. In the male forehead, top of the head and hood are black. Eyes and cheeks are yellow stripe. The rest of the head, the neck and the top are olive color with black streaks. The wings are dark brown. The hand and arm swing are lined with bright yellow. Chin, throat and bib are black. The rest of the bottom is olive yellow. The tail feathers are dark olive to dark brown. The outer tail feathers are yellow. The upper beak is horn colored blackish, the lower mandible is bright. The legs are brown. The eyes are dark brown. The female is smaller and colored gray. The juvenile birds are similar to females, but are darker. His singing is loud and consists of melodic rows of four to five whistling.

Way of life

The Green Cardinal inhabits open woodland, especially with mesquite - stocks, savannahs, scrublands and steppes at elevations up to 700 m. It breeds in southern spring. Nests and eggs were found in November.

Dissemination

The main distribution area of the Green Cardinal is Argentina and Uruguay. In Argentina, he comes in the provinces of San Luis, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Rio Negro ( between the towns of General Conesa, San Antonio Oeste and Viedma ), Corrientes ( Pay in Urbe and Estancia San Antonio), Entre Ríos ( in the regions Cuchilla de Montiel, Ceiba and Estancia La Choza ) and Córdoba (before Chancaní region ). The distribution in Uruguay is limited to Paysandú, Río Negro, Florida and Rocha. A few observations there from Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, the putative wintering area of Articles

Status

The Green Cardinal is a popular cage bird, and therefore at risk in its portfolio. Other threats are overgrazing, the timber industry (especially for firewood and furniture ) and by hybridization with the Braunsteißdiuca ( Diuca diuca ) from. He is listed in Appendix II of CITES.