Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting ( Passerina ciris )

The Painted Bunting ( Passerina ciris ) is a domestic American songbird of the family of cardinals. He is considered one of the most colorful songbirds in North America.

Features

The male is indigo blue at the top, dark green on the wings and tail, dyed bright red on the bottom. The female is lime green at the apex, neck and back and colored green on the throat and the bottom. The head feathers of the females are blue sometimes.

Occurrence

The Bunting breeds in the southeast and southern United States as well as in the far north of Mexico. He wintered in Mexico and in the U.S. state of Florida, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Central America. He originally lived in bush -covered wastelands or in open woods, today he lives synanthropic human orchards, parks and gardens.

Behavior

The Painted Bunting is extremely shy and secretly, singing males are easier to observe. It feeds on insects and their larvae.

Reproduction

In the mating season, the male remains in his territory and defends it aggressive towards conspecifics. The nest of twigs and grasses will be built in a small tree or a bush and lined with soft plant parts and animal hair. The female incubates 3-4 eggs for two weeks.