By Alexander Wetmore
Originally appeared in the December 1938 issue of the National Geographic Magazine

This Web version COPYRIGHT 2004

All through Argentina I found the red-crested cardinal (Paroaria cristata) a common cage bird, prized even in its native land. In the north, where it is often called "Brazilian cardinal," it is equally attractive. Its colors are striking, its form jaunty, and its actions sprightly, so that its rather ordinary song is overlooked (Color Plate VIII).

The birds are seed eaters that are regularly kept in single cages of sufficient size to allow freedom of movement. In aviaries care should be used not to put them with weaker species, as they are often aggressive and kill or injure smaller companions.

These birds are hardy and will stand considerable cold. I have known a bird escaped from captivity to live at freedom through the rigors of a severe winter in Washington, D. C.

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