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Yellow Cardinal

Gubernatrix cristata
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Cardenal Amarillo
Cardeal-amarelo
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Endangered
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Synonyms: Coccothraustes cristata.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsLlaollín (Lycium chilense)13/12/2021Maidana Neri Alberto
PlantsLlaollín (Lycium chilense)04/12/2021Maidana Neri Alberto



Number of Photography: 542

Foto
Photography ID: 673827
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/09/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 673825
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/09/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 673824
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/09/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 667673
♂  Adult
Anp Bahía de San Antonio
Río Negro
Argentina
12/06/2025
Adriana M Segundo
Foto
Photography ID: 667672
♂  Adult
Anp Bahía de San Antonio
Río Negro
Argentina
12/06/2025
Adriana M Segundo
Foto
Photography ID: 660509
♂  Adult
San Rafael
Mendoza
Argentina
09/21/2024
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 659759
♀  Adult
Artigas
Artigas
Uruguay
11/13/2025
Julio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
Foto
Photography ID: 659222
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/11/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Àlvaro Riccetto Revello01/20/2022UruguayLavallejaLa LorencitaIndistinguishableJuvenileNoNo
Àlvaro Riccetto Revello10/22/2011UruguayLavallejaLavalleja (lugar reservado)♂AdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria10/07/2012ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del Iberá♂ ♀AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 24


Video ID: 6318
♂  Adult
General Alvear
Mendoza
Argentina
07/27/2024
Pablo Moreno
Video ID: 6266
♂  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/30/2024
Emiliano Tobar



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Number of Records: 613



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243591609/12/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40, Parque Nacional IberáSantos Uranga
241670106/12/2025ArgentinaRío NegroLas Grutas, Anp Bahía de San AntonioAdriana M Segundo
240827503/12/202509:46ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 401Aluminé Sangorrín
243013121/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú Cuatiá1Pablo Richter
239007421/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge1Gabriel Carbajales
238643213/11/2025UruguayArtigasRincón de Franquía., ArtigasJulio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
237403913/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCeamse- Parque San Martín, José León Suarez.Gustavo Hugo Mantiñan
238362211/10/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPuesto Cerrito, Parque Nacional IberáAluminé Sangorrín
237350611/10/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCortafuego debajo de la antena cercana a la costa del Río de la Plata, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Santos Di Mauro
237350511/10/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCortafuego debajo de la antena cercana a la costa del Río de la Plata, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Claudia Mora
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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