© 2008 Walter
Bauer, San Antonio, Texas
8 3/4" (robin-sized). Mostly gray with red-tipped crest. Chest has red on center of chest. Bill is dull yellow.
Voice: It's song is a series of loud,
clear whistles and somewhat similar to a Northern Cardinal but shorter and
thinner.
Where found: Pyrrhuloxia are residents
from south-central Arizona east to s. Texas.
Texas: This one was
seen and photographed at
at Bentsen-Rio
Grande Valley State Park.