Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Saltators, Cardinals and Allies :: Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Painted-bunting, Western Painted-bunting
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Iowa, USA - Apr 10, 2006 © Kent Nickell  South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA - Apr, 2005 © Jesus Fernando Cerra Luna  South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA - May 11, 2006 © Jesus Fernando Cerra Luna  South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA - Apr 29, 2006 © Jesus Fernando Cerra Luna  South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA - Apr 11, 2005 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

(1) Se. United States from se. North Carolina and c. South Carolina through Georgia to c. Florida.
Winters in se. Mexico and West Indies (Bahamas).
(2) Sw. United States from se. New Mexico, n. Texas, c. Oklahoma, ec. Kansas, s. Missouri, and sw. Tennessee s. to s. Texas, Gulf coast states, nw. Florida and n. Mexico (Chihuahua, and n. Coahuila).
Winters in the West Indies (Cuba) and s. to Panama.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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