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The indigo bunting is a small bird, measuring 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in) in length. It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is vibrant blue in the summer, with brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate.
Jonathan Harvey's Bird Concerto with Piano Song, premiered in 2003, makes use of the slowed-down song of American west coast birds including the orchard oriole, the indigo bunting and the golden-crowned sparrow, so as to explore their complexity and ornamentation which are otherwise too rapid for the human ear to analyse. [8]
Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) vocalizing. Animal song is not a well-defined term in scientific literature, and the use of the more broadly defined term vocalizations is in more common use. Song generally consists of several successive vocal sounds incorporating multiple syllables. [1]
The genus Passerina is a group of birds in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). Although not closely related to the buntings in the family Emberizidae, they are sometimes known as the North American buntings. The males show vivid colors in the breeding season; the plumage of females and immature birds is duller.
Indigofera, a genus of flowering plants used to produce indigo dye Indigofera tinctoria, the species most often used in production of indigo dye; Indigo snake Drymarchon, a genus of large nonvenomous snakes; Wild indigo, a herbaceous perennial plant; Indigo bunting, a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family
A lazuli bunting, known for living on the West Coast, visited the bird feeder at Meigan Madden Rocco's Flanders, Long Island home to the pleasant surprise of bird lovers near and far.
The color pattern may suggest the eastern and western bluebirds, but the smaller size (13–15 cm or 5–5.9 inches long), wingbars, and short and conical bunting bill quickly distinguish it. The female is brown, grayer above and warmer underneath, told from the female indigo bunting by two thin and pale wingbars and other plumage details.
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing the flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (winter range) (SW) Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus ...