An adult yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata), Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Adult red-capped cardinal, Paroaria gularis, perched in a tree within the Pacaya Samiria Preserve, Peru.

Adult yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata), on the Rio Tres Irmao, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in the Rainforest Pyramid, Moody Gardens, Galveston island, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, United States of America

A Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) or "Cardenal comun" perches on a cactus at Estancia Rincon del Socorro, Corrientes Province