Using a common backyard bird, the Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), a new study provides the first-ever description of how a wild bird's microbiome relates to its ornamentation and body ...

Red birds–also known as Northern Cardinals–are popular images in holiday decor. Their bright red beaks and crimson feathers make them eye-catching additions to Christmas cards and ornaments ...

Which birds do you associate with Christmas? Wild Georgia columnist Charles Seabrook makes the case for the Northern cardinal.

Wild Bird’s Gut Microbiome Diversity Can Be Predicted by Its Ornamentation A new study provides the first-ever description of how a wild bird’s microbiome relates to its ornamentation.

This bird, called the Northern Cardinal, is North Carolina’s state bird (six other states also claim the Northern Cardinal).