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Cardinals, grosbeaks (except evening and pine!), New World buntings, saltators, Dickcissel
Order:
Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
42 species
New World forests and open habitats;
12-24 cm; many relatively long-tailed; angled commissure; often large patches of bright colors in plumage; males often more brightly plumaged than females;
stout-billed eaters of seeds and nuts, with variable amounts of insects and fruits in diet; often crush, rather than peel, seeds;
cup nest; 2-4 eggs; biparental care
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens calling
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps calling
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides calling
