Female Cardinal Song

Syllables can sound like the bird is singing cheer cheer cheer or birdie birdie birdie.

Female cardinal song. The northern cardinal is a mid sized songbird with a body length of 21 23 5 cm 8 3 9 3 in and a wingspan of 25 31 cm 9 8 12 2 in. Again she answers his song. The adult male is a brilliant crimson red color with a black face mask over the eyes extending to the upper chest. Repeat song of northern cardinal female with most north american songbirds it s males alone who sing.

The male averages slightly larger than the female. Just when she sings and whether or not she matches his song may determine when the male brings food to the nest. Both male and female northern cardinals sing. But during the nesting season we also hear female cardinals.

It is thought that a single cardinal could have over 24 different song variations and there are often different songs sung by cardinals from different geographical populations. I heard her chirping from my open window while i was sleeping. The song of this common species is familiar across its wide range. The female song trait for the northern cardinal is highly unusual for songbirds.

The adult weighs from 33 6 65 g 1 19 2 29 oz with an average 44 8 g 1 58 oz. The song is a loud string of clear down slurred or two parted whistles often speeding up and ending in a slow trill. The male is also heard to be close by. When a male and female cardinal become a breeding pair they mate for life.

In one study the females sang an observed amount of 0 5 of time this was out of 45 000 minutes. A good news bird the northern cardinal population slightly increased every year from 1966. Once i heard the singing i ran outside with the camera. The songs typically last 2 to 3 seconds.

Even though females sing and their songs are generally longer and more complicated females sing way less then their male counterparts.