The Painted Bunting Visited our Neighborhood – Critter 41

We have posted about Indigo Bunting which appeared on our feeder at daylight:

- An Indigo Bunting was Seen on Feeder – Critter 37 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Fig 01- A Painted Bunting.

In fact, there are about 50 species birds called as “Bunting.” These seed- eating birds may be found worldwide.

Three quite well known Bunting species in the North America are:

- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)

- Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

Both Indigo and Painted Buntings are rare to see, and their population are decreasing day by day.

Fig 02- The food for songbirds, include Buntings

We just saw them and hear their voices from far away sometimes, few neighbors observed them “close enough” recently.

Even, their distribution is not to all states of the USA, we may find Painted Indigo in these states: Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma.

Fig 03- An Indigo Bunting, a previous photo

Have you observed both Painted Bunting and Indigo Bunting in nature?

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