This dark bunting is fairly common. In our area it is a rare and irregular visitor to far southern Texas, mostly occurring in winter.
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A breeding male Indigo Bunting is blue all over, with slightly richer blue on his head and a shiny, silver-gray bill. Females are basically brown, ...
Unobtrusive small bird of brushy woodland and forest understory in tropical lowlands, mainly in drier habitats. Usually seen as singles or pairs, ...
Jul 11, 2023 · The sparrow-sized, songful male Indigo Buntings are a lively looking bright blue color, singing all day during spring and summer.
Blue bunting
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The blue bunting is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cyanocompsa parellina
Mass: 0.55 oz (Adult)
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Cyanocompsa; Cabanis, 1861
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Jun 27, 2023 · Indigo buntings feed on all physical levels of food sources. They eat seeds and berries on the ground and at shrub height. And they eat a wide variety of ...
Jul 10, 2023 · The male indigo bunting is the only solid blue bird in the eastern United States, but it's all an illusion — literally a trick of the light. The ...
Aug 25, 2021 · Fun fact! The Indigo Bunting looks blue, but its feathers do not contain any blue pigment ...
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A male Indigo Bunting in breeding plumage is a glorious symphony of shimmering blues, turquoises, and purples. But these beautiful colors are illusory.
The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed blue canaries.
The blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Belize, ...