Varied bunting

The range of the Varied Bunting stretches from the southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States south throughout Mexico as far as Oaxaca. Small disjunct populations occur in the state of Chiapas in Mexico and southeastern Guatemala.

The Varied bunting is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Despite the Varied Bunting’s widespread distribution in central Mexico, its conspicuous behavior, and its striking male plumage (a 1901 painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes is used as a frontispiece for Coues 1903), little information is published about the life history of this species. Species accounts are anecdotal, and distributional and other information is mostly historical (e.g., Baird et al. 1875, Ridgway 1901, van Rossem 1931, Brandt 1940, 1951). More

The Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the Cardinal family, Cardinalidae. The range of the Varied Bunting stretches from the southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States south throughout Mexico as far as Oaxaca. Small disjunct populations occur in the state of Chiapas in Mexico and southeastern Guatemala. This stocky bird has a short tail and rounded bill. It is 11–14 centimetres (4.3–5.5 in) long, has a wingspan of 21 centimetres (8. More

The Varied Bunting is a small bird, slightly smaller than a Goldfinch and is classed as a blue finch, according to Peterson More

The Varied Bunting has a large range, estimated globally at 1,400,000 square kilometers. Native to Guatemala, Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this bird prefers subtropical or tropical shrubland ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 500,000 to 5,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Varied Bunting is Least Concern. More

Varied Bunting at Nest, Photograph and Sound Recording Photo by Greg Clark, August 21, 1999, South Central Arizona The Varied Bunting is a bird of open desert and scrub in the extreme southern part of Arizona. Evidently, this bird also likes to nest in canyons. Found in a steep ravine, both the male and female were bringing bugs to the four baby birds in the nest. More

the tiny Varied Bunting is just slightly smaller than any of North America's other three regularly occurring cardinalidae bunting species. Males often appear black, but in good light a full array of iridescent colors becomes apparent. He is a brilliant little bird, with a red cap, throat, and upper breast, blue-violet rump, and blue-black tail. The face, wings and body are a varying wash of plum, blue, and purple. Females and immatures are a uniform bright brownish-gray. More

Varied Bunting: Medium bunting, mostly purple-blue with red wash on throat, breast, back. Nape and eye-rings are red. Bill is gray and slightly curved down. Wings and tail are purple-blue. Eats seeds and insects. Short flights, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. Range and Habitat Varied Bunting: Breeds in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. More

Varied Bunting Range MapView dynamic map of eBird sightings Field MarksHelp - * MalePopOutZoom In Male * © Greg W.Lasley / CLO Similar Species - * Painted Bunting male has bright red breast. * Female Lazuli Bunting has whitish wingbars. More

Varied Buntings weave open-cup nests of grass and spider webs in the outer branches of thorny shrubs, usually near water. Females lay 2-5 bluish-white to bluish-green eggs, which they incubate for about fourteen days. The young are fully feathered after 10 days, and are ready to leave the nest several days later. More

Varied Bunting is an arid land species which frequents desert canyons, thorn-scrub, and riparian edge habitats within the extreme southern portion of New Mexico. Very small breeding populations exist at three locations in southern New Mexico within Hidalgo, Dona Ana, and Eddy Counties. More