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+ | [[Image:Variedbunting-20100505-035-bc-c0242-mrebtxus-900.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, Nominate<br />Photo by {{user|Plankwing|Plankwing}}<br />Martin Refuge, Edinburg, [[Texas]], May 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] versicolor | ;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] versicolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 12cm | + | 12cm |
− | Adult female: brown plumage, paler below | + | *Dark purple plumage |
+ | *Dark blue head and rump | ||
+ | *Dark red nape | ||
+ | *Blackish wings and tail | ||
+ | *Black around base of bill | ||
+ | '''Adult female''': brown plumage, paler below<br /> | ||
+ | '''Immature''' similar to adult female | ||
+ | [[Image:VAR BUNTING FEMALE em 9366.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|blubird|blubird}}<br />Mazatlan, [[Mexico]], March 2008]] | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | The [[Lazuli Bunting]] has wing bars and a smaller bill, while the [[Indigo Bunting]] has faint wing bars and faint streaking on the breast, as well as a bill with a straighter top margin (culmen). [[Painted Bunting]] has similar structure to the Varied, but the Painted female is greenish rather than brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[North America|North]] and [[Central America]]: ranges from south-eastern [[Arizona]] and southern [[Texas]] south to [[Guatemala]], including much of [[Mexico]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
+ | [[Image:080121 Varied Bunting 6298.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Sierra El Tuito, Jalisco, [[Mexico]], January 2008]] | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of four subspecies: | ||
+ | *''P. v. dickeyae'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Arizona]] to western [[Mexico]] (Sonora to western Durango, Jalisco and Colima) | ||
+ | *''P. v. versicolor'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Texas]] to southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Guerrero) | ||
+ | *''P. v. pulchra'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Baja California]] | ||
+ | *''P. v. purpurascens'': | ||
+ | :*Southern Mexico (Chiapas) to central [[Guatemala]] | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Tropical dry forest, desert scrub, desert canyons, thorn-scrub, and riparian edge habitats. | |
− | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects and seeds. | The diet includes insects and seeds. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | It builds an open cup nest low to the ground in scrub | + | It builds an open cup nest low to the ground in scrub; the clutch consists of 3-4 eggs. They are incubated for about 12 days and the young fledge after a further 12-14 days. |
− | + | ==References== | |
− | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#BF Member observations | |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Passerina+versicolor}} | {{GSearch|Passerina+versicolor}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Passerina | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Passerina]] |
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- Passerina versicolor
Identification
12cm
- Dark purple plumage
- Dark blue head and rump
- Dark red nape
- Blackish wings and tail
- Black around base of bill
Adult female: brown plumage, paler below
Immature similar to adult female
Similar Species
The Lazuli Bunting has wing bars and a smaller bill, while the Indigo Bunting has faint wing bars and faint streaking on the breast, as well as a bill with a straighter top margin (culmen). Painted Bunting has similar structure to the Varied, but the Painted female is greenish rather than brown.
Distribution
North and Central America: ranges from south-eastern Arizona and southern Texas south to Guatemala, including much of Mexico.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of four subspecies:
- P. v. dickeyae:
- P. v. versicolor:
- Southern Texas to southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Guerrero)
- P. v. pulchra:
- Southern Baja California
- P. v. purpurascens:
- Southern Mexico (Chiapas) to central Guatemala
Habitat
Tropical dry forest, desert scrub, desert canyons, thorn-scrub, and riparian edge habitats.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and seeds.
Breeding
It builds an open cup nest low to the ground in scrub; the clutch consists of 3-4 eggs. They are incubated for about 12 days and the young fledge after a further 12-14 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Varied Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Varied_Bunting