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.
Hotspots for northern cardinal
- 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
- Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section) | Details for Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
- 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
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Coastal Wetland









Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
Coastal Wetland


SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park
Open Ocean








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
Open Ocean



Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
Coastal Wetland








Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
Wet forest



Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
Dry forestPasture and grasslands





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
Coastal Wetland






Loko Waka Pond
Coastal Wetland





