Males and females are alike. This attractive species is endemic to the lower tropical zone of central South America but commonly kept in captivity. It was introduced in Hawaii starting in 1928 where it is well established on most main islands except for Hawaii Island where no established wild populations are confirmed. Formerly known as the Brazilian Cardinal, this bird is not actually a Cardinal (Cardinalidae) but recently transferred from the Sparrows (Emberizidae) to the Tanagers (Thraupidae) along with five other "Cardinals" in the genus Paroaria (SACC Proposal 276). Despite similarities it is not closely related to the familiar Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) which is a member of the Cardinal/Grosbeak family (Cardinalidae). Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.
References:
Jaramillo, A. (2020). Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/62099 on 24 January 2020).
Linn, A., K. J. Burns, and C. H. Richart (2015). Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.reccar.01
Pyle, R.L., and P. Pyle. 2017. The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status. B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A. Version 2 (1 January 2017) http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/