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Passerina amoena
Photo by richard bledsoe
Location: mission dam, san diego,ca.

Identification

L. 13-14 cm

Male

  • Blue head and back
  • White wingbars
  • White belly
  • Rusty breast

Female

  • Brown and grey

Blue head and back, white wingbars and belly, rust breast. Female brown and grey.

Photographed by Larry D Smith
Location: Bisbee, AZ. http://www.SouthwestNaturePhotos.com/larry


Distribution

Southern Canada and United States.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Brush.

Behaviour

Diet

Includes seeds and insects.

Breeding

It makes a loose cup nest of grasses and rootlets placed in a bush. 3-4 pale blue eggs are laid.

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