Passerina
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The genus Passerina is a group of birds in the cardinal family. Although not closely related to the buntings in the family Emberizidae, they are sometimes known as the North American buntings.
Painted Bunting 23
Blue Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak female RWD2
Indigo Bunting by Dan Pancamo 4
Indigo bunting
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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
Passerina
…Guiraca. The genus Passerina was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The type species was designated in 1840 as the indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. The genus name is from the Latin passerinus meaning "sparrow-like". The genus contains…
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