The indigo bunting is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Flo
Indigo Bunting by Dan Pancamo 4
Indigo Bunting Female by Dan Pancamo 1
Illustration of male and female indigo bunting between 1910 and 1914.
Juvenile male indigo bunting at Smith Oaks Sanctuary, High Island, Texas
The lazuli bunting is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.
Indigo bunting
…migrates by night, using the stars to navigate. Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland. The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap. The indigo bunting is a small bird, measuring 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in) in length. It displays…
Immature male lazuli bunting.
Upper figure, male; lower, female
Seen in Kaycee, Wyoming in May.