The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. This distinctive species with a short, stout bill, red crest, and red wings closely resembles the northern cardinal and the vermilion cardinal, which are in the same genus.

This Pyrrhuloxia was photographed at Terlingua, TX on January 20, 2026. View all Pyrrhuloxia photos →