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| + | [[Image:Orange-breasted_Bunting.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of male (left) and female (right) by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/> Oaxaca Province, [[Mexico]], Jan 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] leclancherii | ;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] leclancherii | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Male: bright azure-blue above with green crown, orange breast shading to yellow on the belly. Female: grey-green above with tinges of blue on wings and tail, pale yellow below. Both have yellow eye-ring. | Male: bright azure-blue above with green crown, orange breast shading to yellow on the belly. Female: grey-green above with tinges of blue on wings and tail, pale yellow below. Both have yellow eye-ring. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Orange-breasted_BuntingMale.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male bird. Photo by {{user|AlanR|AlanR}}<br/>Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, April 2007]] | ||
Endemic to the Pacific slope of [[Mexico]]. | Endemic to the Pacific slope of [[Mexico]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies. | + | Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies: ''P. l. grandior'' and ''P. l. leclancherii.'' |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Tropical dry brushy hillsides, open scrubby woods and woodland borders, hedgerows and partial clearings. | + | Tropical dry brushy hillsides, open scrubby woods and woodland borders, hedgerows and partial clearings. Common in inhabited ares in the countryside. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Frequently seen around dwellings, foraging on the ground for seeds. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Passerina+leclancherii}} | {{GSearch|Passerina+leclancherii}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Passerina | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Passerina]] |
Latest revision as of 12:27, 30 March 2016
- Passerina leclancherii
Identification
Male: bright azure-blue above with green crown, orange breast shading to yellow on the belly. Female: grey-green above with tinges of blue on wings and tail, pale yellow below. Both have yellow eye-ring.
Distribution
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico.
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies: P. l. grandior and P. l. leclancherii.
Habitat
Tropical dry brushy hillsides, open scrubby woods and woodland borders, hedgerows and partial clearings. Common in inhabited ares in the countryside.
Behaviour
Frequently seen around dwellings, foraging on the ground for seeds.
