Red Birds

Birds of North America


A male Sarclet Tanager feeding 
on cherries at the Houston Audubon Society Boyscout State Park, High Island, Texas, USA

Red birds in North America are found in many different bird groups. Some are found in dry open areas, such as the Vermilion Flycatcher and the Pyrrhuloxia, whose habitat are sparse and dry.

Others such as the Purple Finch, Scarlet Tanager and the Cassin's Finch, favour the mixed forests as their homes. Then, there are the northern birds, such as the Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill and White-winged Crossbill.

Below is a list of red coloured birds, some mostly red coloured and others who are partially covered, some of these birds are common, while others are sought after. It is interesting to note that most of the red birds seen are males species of that bird type, whereas the females of the same species maybe an orange, brown, green or other.

For example, the Northern Cardinal, whose bright red plumage is known by almost anyone who sees its, and whose mate has a soft brown plumage. The reasons for this is to protect the female birds, while they are sitting on their nest and rearing their young.


Here is a list red birds seen in North America, native and vagrant birds are included;

# Bird Name # Bird Name
1American Robin2Cassin's Finch
3 Hepatic Tanager4House Finch
5Northern Cardinal6 Painted Bunting
7Painted Redstart 8 Pine Grosbeak
9Purple Finch 10 Pyrrhuloxia
11Red-faced Warbler 12 Red Crossbill
13Rufus-backed Robin 14 Scarlet Tanager
15Summer Tanager 16 Vermilion Flycatcher
17White-winged Crossbill    


Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of Red Birds of North America
American Robin

American Robin

House Finch

House Finch

Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Purple Finch

Purple Finch

Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

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