Vermilion cardinal
On April 28, we visited La Guajira in northern Colombia, where we met this punky vermilion cardinal east of Camarones. It lives only on this peninsula and a few coastal areas in Venezuela. While the females have brown and beige plumage, the males are striking red.
Cardinalis phoeniceus | Vermilion cardinal | Purpurkardinal
Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 s, ISO 100, handheld
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