If you spotted a blue colored bird with a head crest in your backyard, you may have wondered if it's a blue cardinal. While there are rare examples of yellow cardinals and white cardinals with unique plumage found in nature, there is no such thing as a blue cardinal. Have you ever seen a blue bird that you thought was a cardinal?

Which of these three types of cardinals are you aware of?

Out of all of the cardinals, this is the most widespread and the most popular. You've probably seen it in art, on holiday cards, you name it. That cherry-red bird is the beloved Northern Cardinal. Which of these Northern Cardinal facts are you familiar with?

The Vermilion Cardinal is a bit less common than the Northern or Desert Cardinals, as they stick mainly to Columbia and Venezuela. This earned them the nickname Venezuelan Cardinal. Their habitat is tropical or subtropical. They live in brushlands and forest clearings, but if you are lucky, you may even see a pair nesting at a park. Before today's survey, have you ever heard of Vermilion Cardinals?

Desert Cardinals live almost solely in the desert, and dry shrub-lands. They can be found in mesquite groves, arid canyons, and dry plains, in South Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas (some have also been seen in Mexico). While Northern Cardinals are holly red, Desert Cardinals are a soft, dove gray all over. Their wings, faces, bellies, crests, and tails are accented by a lovely burnt-red color. The last distinguishing characteristic is that, while Northern Cardinals have straight, orange/red beaks, the Desert Cardinal beaks are yellow and curved, much like a parrot's beak. Have you ever seen a Desert Cardinal in the wild?