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Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal. By: Riley Costello. Classification. Common Name: Red bird Scientific Name: Cardinalis C ardinalis Kingdom Name: Animalia Phylum Name: Chordata Class Name: Aves. Life Cycle/ Reproduction. The average life span of a Northern Cardinal is fifteen years

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Northern Cardinal

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  1. Northern Cardinal By: Riley Costello

  2. Classification • Common Name: Red bird • Scientific Name: Cardinalis Cardinalis • Kingdom Name: Animalia • Phylum Name: Chordata • Class Name: Aves

  3. Life Cycle/ Reproduction • The average life span of a Northern Cardinal is fifteen years • The female cardinal lays two to five eggs at a time • She will lay eggs 2 to 4 during a year • The female lays eggs, the male fertilizes them, the eggs hatch, they feed the babies • Males sometime mate with more then one female

  4. Habitat • The Northern Cardinal feeds off fruits and seed from bird feeders in peoples backyards • The Northern Cardinal is nicknamed the “backyard bird” due to its eating habits • Northern Cardinals are found all over northern America spreading from Mexico to southern Canada

  5. Special Characteristics • Cardinals are non-migratory birds that are attracted to bird houses and feeders especially those with a great supply of food • The Female sings can tell the male to go get food if he far from the nest • The cardinal is considered as the only red bird with a crest in the entire United States • They are know as song birds • They get rid of certain insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, and dragon flies

  6. Works Cited • http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/id?gclid=CNq_9Pvn6qgCFeoZQgodmgnWCQ • http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/cardinal.htm

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