Learn all about the pyrrhuloxia, or desert cardinal, a bird found in the Southwest. See what this species looks like and how to attract it.

A birder pursues a pyrrhuloxia far from its natural home. Published: ; Mar. 21, 2009, 1:00 p.m.

During that hour, I kept wondering how a bird like this came to be in a neighborhood off Colfax Avenue just west of downtown Denver. And how long did it take the pyrrhuloxia to get there? Skip to ...

Many folks, whether they are avid bird-watchers or not, are familiar with the brightly colored male northern cardinal. And even the less colorful female is recognizable to some folks. However ...

O'Malley, a biologist with the LDWF's Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, was part of the Lacassine-Thornwell Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 18 when he spotted a pyrrhuloxia, commonly known as a ...