The lazuli bunting is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.
Lazuli Bunting
Immature male lazuli bunting.
Upper figure, male; lower, female
Seen in Kaycee, Wyoming in May.
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
Lazuli bunting
…Wingspan: 8.7 in (22 cm) The male is easily recognized by its bright blue head and back (lighter than the closely related indigo bunting), its conspicuous white wingbars, and its light rusty breast and white belly. The color pattern may suggest the eastern and western bluebirds, but the…
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