Gainesville, Virginia. Homefacts City Report. Gainesville is located in Prince William County, VA. The population is 11,225. There are 5 public schools in Gainesville with an average Homefacts rating of A. The total crime rate for Gainesville is very low, and there are 21 registered sex offenders residing in the city.
On average, northern cardinals live for 3 years in the wild although several individuals have had life spans of 13 to 15 years. The longevity record for a captive northern cardinal is 28 Â½ years!
They are territorial birds in breeding season, at which time males will aggressively stake out a range by singing and defend it from rivals. Red-crested Cardinal. This bird, Paroaria coronata, is commonly referred to as a cardinal but does not belong to the genus Cardinalis. A native of southern South America, this cardinal has been successfully introduced to other tropical and semi-tropical regions such as Hawaii and Puerto Rico.