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The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.
Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea; Painted bunting, Passerina ciris (A) Tanagers and allies. Order: Passeriformes ...
The type species was designated in 1840 as the indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. [2] [3] The genus name is from the Latin passerinus meaning "sparrow-like". [4] The genus contains 7 species: [5]
The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus Emberiza, the only genus in the family Emberizidae. The family contains 44 species. The family contains 44 species. They are seed -eating birds with stubby, conical bills.
Indigo bunting; L. Lazuli bunting; O. Orange-breasted bunting; P. Painted bunting; R. Rose-bellied bunting; V. Varied bunting This page was last edited on 29 November ...
Lazuli bunting, Passerina amoena, (–Summer Range– in N Mex, E coast of Gulf of Cal and west range in SE Arizona biome) (* SW) Indigo bunting , Passerina cyanea , (summer range) Varied bunting , Passerina versicolor , SE Arizona biome , (summer range)
Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea; Painted bunting, Passerina ciris (R) Dickcissel, Spiza americana (R) See also. Birds portal; Oregon portal;
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.