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Amal El-Mohtar
Great question! The red one is a cardinal and the blue one is an Ultramarine Flycatcher, according to Greg Stadnyk who designed the cover. (I kept thinking it was either a bluebird or tree swallow, but I was incorrect!)
Vic
Hi, I googled this because I wanted to see what kind of cardinal this was. I come from South America, and the cardinal we have here looks a little different (although they both have the red heads and a similar beak). The thing is, though, the one pictured in the cover is actually a male Northern Cardinal, as females have greyish feathers. I've been getting into birdwatching lately and realised most of the birds I know are males, because we tend to consider them the "standard". What a surprise, right? It's usually the males that are colourful and all (think of peacocks). I hope this isn't sounding like a rant, or anything like it. I just wanted to share this piece of information. I think the art is lovely, the choice was great and I'm loving the book (almost at the end now).
Andy Knapp
Cardinal and Ultramarine Flycatcher. Definitely not warbler. Lovely/brilliant cover!!
Todd Ward
For what it's worth. The blue bird is a Black-throated blue Warbler.
Vivien
Interestingly, both of them are males. In both of these species, the females are drab and gray-brownish.
Dan Mackison
A bluebird and a cardinal
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