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Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae).
It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawaiʻi. It breeds in moist shrubland. The yellow-billed cardinal could be easily confused with the red-crested cardinal. The yellow-billed cardinal does not have a crest.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-billed cardinal; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:55:41.711433+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paroaria capitata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Name authority
- (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Common name
- Yellow-billed Cardinal
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Paroaria
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusParoaria Bonaparte, 1832
- speciesParoaria capitata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paroaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata (J. F. Miller, 1776) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis (Linnaeus, 1766) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-fronted CardinalParoaria baeri Hellmayr, 1907 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-cowled CardinalParoaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Masked CardinalParoaria nigrogenis (Lafresnaye, 1846) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paroaria capitata fuscipes J. Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939 J. Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939 | synonym |
| Tachyphonus capitatus d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | synonym |
| Paroaria capitata capitata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=179553 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DQDG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.