SongLark
Bird family
Cardinal calls
SongLark teaches 7 cardinals, from Birds of California and Birds of Eastern North America. Cardinals can sound alike, so play each recording below, read what to listen for, and follow a bird to its own page to learn more.
Your first course is free, with no ads.
Birds of California
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
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Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
A bright, scratchy run of paired notes that speeds up, from a brushy hillside.
Birds of Eastern North America
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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Loud, clear whistled phrases, cheer-cheer-cheer or birdie-birdie-birdie; a sharp metallic chip.
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Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
A hoarse, burry robin-like song and a distinctive chip-burr call.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
A sweet, rich robin-like warble, and a squeaky eek call like a sneaker on a gym floor.
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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Bright, paired phrases: fire-fire, where-where, here-here, see-it, see-it.
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Learn cardinals by ear in SongLark
Install SongLark, sign in, and choose a course that teaches these cardinals.
- Your first course is free. When you first sign in, you choose one course to keep.
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