Cardinalis cardinalis | northern cardinal
Introduced
Other Names: redbird, common cardinal
First introduced in 1929, northern cardinals are now common throughout the state of Hawaiʻi. They are nine inches in length with a distinctive head crest. Males are red with a black patch around a red bill. Females are brown, but otherwise the same. Young birds are like females but with a black bill. Males have several songs and are among the first birds to sing at dawn.
The map below shows hotspots along our birding trails where you might see this bird.
Hotspots for northern cardinal
- Kuilau Trail | Details for Kuilau Trail
- Nuʻupia Pond | Details for Nuʻupia Pond
- Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail | Details for Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail
- Kawainui Marsh | Details for Kawainui Marsh
- Lāʻie Point State Wayside Park | Details for Lāʻie Point State Wayside Park
- Lānaʻi Lookout | Details for Lānaʻi Lookout
- James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge | Details for James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
- Waimea Valley | Details for Waimea Valley
- Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge | Details for Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
- Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary | Details for Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
- SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park | Details for SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park
- Kahakapao Recreation Area | Details for Kahakapao Recreation Area
- Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area | Details for Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
- Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE) | Details for Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE)
- Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park) | Details for Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
- Keāhole Point | Details for Keāhole Point
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park | Details for Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
- Makāula -‘O‘oma Trails | Details for Makāula -‘O‘oma Trails
- Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail | Details for Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
- Waiki‘i (off Old Saddle Road) | Details for Waiki‘i (off Old Saddle Road)
- Palila Forest Discovery Trail | Details for Palila Forest Discovery Trail
- Pu‘u Huluhulu Trail | Details for Pu‘u Huluhulu Trail
- Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Trail | Details for Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Trail
- Kaulana Manu Nature Trail | Details for Kaulana Manu Nature Trail
- Kaūmana Trail | Details for Kaūmana Trail
- Wailoa River State Park | Details for Wailoa River State Park
- Loko Waka Pond | Details for Loko Waka Pond
Kuilau Trail
Wet forest
Nuʻupia Pond
Wetland
Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail
Wet forest
Kawainui Marsh
Wetland
Lāʻie Point State Wayside Park
Coastal
Lānaʻi Lookout
Coastal
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Waimea Valley
WetlandWet forest
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetland
SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park
Coastal
Kahakapao Recreation Area
Wet forest
Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
Dry forest
Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE)
Wet forest
Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
Dry forest
Keāhole Point
Coastal
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
Wetland
Makāula -‘O‘oma Trails
Wet forest
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
Pasture and grasslandsDry forest
Waiki‘i (off Old Saddle Road)
Pasture and grasslands
Palila Forest Discovery Trail
Dry forest
Pu‘u Huluhulu Trail
Dry forest
Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Trail
Wet forest
Kaulana Manu Nature Trail
Wet forest
Kaūmana Trail
Wet forest
Wailoa River State Park
Wetland
Loko Waka Pond
Wetland
