Male cardinals are red. Female cardinals are tan. The odd bird that's been roosting outside John and Shirley Caldwell's kitchen in Erie, Pennsylvania, is an even split of both. Divided down the ...

In a backyard in Erie, Pa., an unusual cardinal has appeared, displaying both male and female traits. Scientists say it may be a so-called gynandromorph. By Karen Weintraub A bird hopping outside ...

Spring sometimes motivates me to get up at an hour that seems totally unreasonable at any other time of year. And so, when I stepped outside at 5 a.m., I ...

As is typical with birds, the male's feathers are brighter and more flashy than the female's, which are often a muted brown or tan-looking color. The males don't get bold red feathers immediately.

There are two types of cardinals: the spring, summer and fall cardinals—and they are beautiful—and there are the winter cardinals—and they are spectacular.

For the cardinal, the bright red side and the head is male, and the brown side is female. “What’s going on is that the bird has both male and female gonads, and they are both actively ...

Cardinals range in size between a sparrow and a robin. Female cardinals are pale brown with some red highlights, while male cardinals are bright red with a black mask, according to the National ...

The beautiful male cardinal bird in this hilarious YouTube clip is very interested in a female and is not being subtle about it! The obvious way he is checking her out may seem amusing to us, but ...

The male Northern Cardinal is hard to miss. Its vibrant red head and black eye mask stands in stark contrast to winter’s bleary hues, spring’s pastel florals and summer’s bright greens.

In February 2021 we fact-checked a similar image, allegedly showing "a half-male, half-female cardinal." If you want to learn more about a genetically half male and half female bird, we recommend ...

Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called the Northern Cardinal, is North Carolina’s state bird (six other ...

The beautiful male cardinal bird in this hilarious YouTube clip is very interested in a female and is not being subtle about it! The obvious way he is checking her out may seem amusing to us, but ...