Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Saltators, Cardinals and Allies :: Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Oct 1, 2002 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Oct 1, 2002 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 4, 2006 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 21, 2003 © William Hull  Boone County Cliffs, Boone County, Kentucky, USA - May 9, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

E. Canada and e. United States;
S. Saskatchewan to s. New Brunswick and s. Maine s. to s. New Mexico, w., c., and se. Texas, Gulf coast states, and c. Florida. Soradically breeds w. to w. Colorado, sw. Utah, w. and c. Arizona, and s. California.
Winters to Panama and the West Indies in the Greater Antilles.

Videos

Point Pelee National Park, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - May 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is eating while holding onto a plant stem.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: NatureSound Studio

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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