Red Animals

Male Northern cardinals are unmistakable in their vibrant red plumage. Females of this species are not so bright but are also attractive being reddish olive in color. These birds have distinctive crests on their heads and masks on their faces which are black in the males and gray in the females. Did you know that the plumage color of the males is produced from carotenoid pigments in the diet? Coloration is produced from both red pigments and ...
yellow carotenoid pigments. Northern cardinal males normally metabolize carotenoid pigments to create plumage pigmentation of a color different from the ingested pigment. When fed only yellow pigments, males become a pale red color. During winter, Northern cardinals fluff up their down feathers in order to keep warm air next to their body. To stay warm they will also shiver as this process helps generate heat. Less

These brightly colored non-venomous snakes can be found in pine flatwoods, pine-oak forests, prairies, and cultivated and suburban areas of the United States. Scarlet kingsnakes are secretive nocturnal snakes and are rarely seen by people. They are excellent climbers. They typically hide underneath the loose bark on rotting pines, under the bark on decaying pines and their stumps, and on decaying wood, where they also hunt for their prey. ...
Scarlet snakes are the smallest of all the species within their genus and usually range from 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in) at maturity. Less

The remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration of this long-legged wading bird makes it unmistakable. It is one of the two national birds of Trinidad and Tobago. Despite being numerous, the Scarlet ibis has protected status around the world. The feathers of adult birds may show various tints and shades of scarlet, but only the tips of their wings deviate from their namesake color. Young birds are a mix of grey, brown, and white. As they grow, a ...
heavy diet of red crustaceans produces beautiful scarlet coloration. The color change begins with the juvenile's second molt, around the time it begins to fly: the change starts on the back and spreads gradually across the body while increasing in intensity over a period of about two years. The Scarlet ibis is the only shorebird with red coloration in the world. Less

The Green-winged macaw is a large, impressive mostly-red tropical bird that lives in the forests of South America. It can grow up to 95 cm (37 in) in length and is second only to the Hyacinth macaw, the largest of the macaws. Just like other macaws, in recent years there has been a marked decline in the number of the Green-winged macaw due to habitat loss and illegal capture for the parrot trade. Its wild population is estimated to be currently ...
between 50,000 and 500,000 mature individuals. Less

Mud snakes are semiaquatic creatures. They are non-venomous and prefer to live at the edges of streams and cypress swamps, among dense vegetation. They spend most of their time in the water and leave it only to lay eggs, hibernate, or during drought escape drying wetlands. When disturbed, Mud snakes will sometimes tuck their head beneath their coils and expose the red underside on the tail as a warning display. Less

In this species, the males and the females look completely different. Adult males are crimson-red in color while females are yellowish on the underparts and olive on top, with yellow-olive-toned wings and tail. The adult male's winter plumage is similar to the female's, but the wings and tail remain darker. Scarlet tanagers live in thick woodlands and suburbs of the Americas. They usually remain unnoticed foraging high in trees, sometimes only ...
flying out to catch insects in flight and then returning to the same general perch. Scarlet tanagers eat mainly insects and their call is a distinctive 'chip-burr' or 'chip-churr' sound. Less

These bulky bull-headed birds are not all-red in color but males of this species can't remain unnoticed with their adorable red underparts. Females and young birds have grey-buff underparts. They molt between July and October, but males do not have the duller autumn plumage that is typical of some other finches. The song of these unobtrusive birds contains fluted whistles and is often described as 'mournful'. Their song is audible only at close ...
range. It is a weak, scratchy warbling, alternating with soft whistles. Interestingly, tamed bullfinches can be taught to repeat specific melodies. Less

Vermilion flycatchers are small birds from southern North America and South America. The males are striking in their vermilion-red coloration with bright red crowns, chests, and underparts. Females lack vivid red coloration and have grayish crowns, as well as grayish ear coverts, wings, and tails. Vermilion flycatchers spend most of their time in trees perching and land on the ground only rarely to catch insects. When they have spotted prey, ...
they jump up from their perch and give chase. If insects are missed on the first attempt, flycatchers perform quite a nimble flight to catch them. Once caught, the insects may be beaten before being swallowed whole. These tiny birds catch most of their prey within 3 m (9.8 ft) of the ground and rarely above water. Less