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;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] amoena | ;[[:Category:Passerina|Passerina]] amoena | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | L. 13-14 cm. <br /> | + | L. 13-14 cm (5-5½ in). <br /> |
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
*Blue head and back | *Blue head and back | ||
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Western [[North America]] north to [[British Columbia]], south to [[Mexico]], and east to western [[North Dakota]], state of [[Colorado]], and western [[Texas]]. | Western [[North America]] north to [[British Columbia]], south to [[Mexico]], and east to western [[North Dakota]], state of [[Colorado]], and western [[Texas]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:Lazuli Bunting female 3829.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photographed by {{user|ldSmith|ldsmith}}<br />Bisbee, [[Arizona]]]] | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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It makes a loose cup nest of grasses and rootlets placed in a bush. 3-4 pale blue eggs are laid. | It makes a loose cup nest of grasses and rootlets placed in a bush. 3-4 pale blue eggs are laid. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 21 May 2017
- Passerina amoena
Identification
L. 13-14 cm (5-5½ in).
Male
- Blue head and back
- White wingbars and belly
- Rusty breast
Female: brown and grey
Distribution
Western North America north to British Columbia, south to Mexico, and east to western North Dakota, state of Colorado, and western Texas.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Brush.
Behaviour
Diet
Includes seeds and insects.
Breeding
It makes a loose cup nest of grasses and rootlets placed in a bush. 3-4 pale blue eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lazuli Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lazuli_Bunting
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