The bright red bird owes its name to the equally bright red-robed officials of the Catholic church. They started wearing their distinctive red robes in the thirteenth century when Pope Innocent IV proposed they wear the red cloaks and red hats as a symbol of their willingness to shed blood for their faith. It's only the male cardinal that is brilliantly red. The female is a much duller-looking reddish brown. When you see a male cardinal, look hard and you'll probably be able to find the female too.
Cardinals tend to mate for life and stay together year-round.
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