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;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] amoena | ;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] amoena | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | L. 13-14 cm | + | L. 13-14 cm (5-5½ in). <br /> |
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*Blue head and back | *Blue head and back | ||
| − | *White wingbars | + | *White wingbars and belly |
| − | + | *Rusty breast<br /> | |
| − | *Rusty breast | + | '''Female''': brown and grey |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Western [[North America]] north to [[British Columbia]], south to [[Mexico]], and east to western [[North Dakota]], state of [[Colorado]], and western [[Texas]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Grassland with scattered brush and tall trees. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:Lazuli Bunting female 3829.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|ldSmith|Larry D. Smith}}<br />Bisbee, [[Arizona]], 11 October 2007]] | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Includes seeds and insects. | Includes seeds and insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
It makes a loose cup nest of grasses and rootlets placed in a bush. 3-4 pale blue eggs are laid. | It makes a loose cup nest of grasses and rootlets placed in a bush. 3-4 pale blue eggs are laid. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Greene, E., V. R. Muehter, and W. Davison (2020). Lazuli Bunting (''Passerina amoena''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lazbun.01 | ||
| + | #Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019. Lazuli_Bunting in: All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/ Accessed on 15June 2020 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Passerina | + | {{GSearch|"Passerina amoena" {{!}} "Lazuli Bunting"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Passerina]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Passerina]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:00, 27 June 2023
- Passerina amoena
Identification
L. 13-14 cm (5-5½ in).
Male
- Blue head and back
- White wingbars and belly
- Rusty breast
Female: brown and grey
Distribution
Western North America north to British Columbia, south to Mexico, and east to western North Dakota, state of Colorado, and western Texas.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Grassland with scattered brush and tall trees.
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.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Greene, E., V. R. Muehter, and W. Davison (2020). Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lazbun.01
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019. Lazuli_Bunting in: All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/ Accessed on 15June 2020
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lazuli Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lazuli_Bunting
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
