Learn more about everything Cardinal Health is doing to combat the crisis of opioid misuse in America and to keep the nation's pharmaceutical supply chain secure.

In the United States, the northern cardinal (referred to as just "cardinal") is the mascot of numerous athletic teams; however, most teams portray the bird with a yellow beak and legs.

Cardinal, any of various medium-size thick-billed species of songbirds of the New World, many with crested heads. The males all sport at least some bright red plumage.

The male Northern Cardinal is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They’re a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of …

Since the 12th century, cardinal has been used as a noun referring to a fundamentally important clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope.

Dec 11, 2025 · Meet the recognizable and beloved northern cardinal. Get cardinal bird facts, including why male cardinals are red, and where cardinals live.

The male Northern Cardinal is unmistakable, our only red bird with a crest (compare to tanagers). The female is duller, but shares a crest, a massive pink bill, and a rather long tail.

Striking and familiar backyard bird throughout most of eastern North America; also occurs in the southwestern U.S. and fairly extensively in Mexico. Crest, large red bill, and long tail render this …

The northern cardinal is a common nonmigratory North American songbird species best known for its bright-red plumage and classified in the family Cardinalidae (order Passeriformes).

Christianity Cardinal (Church of England), either of two members of the College of Minor Canons of St. Paul's Cathedral