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Indigo Buntings are small (roughly sparrow-sized), stocky birds with short tails and short, thick, conical bills. In flight, the birds appear plump with short, rounded tails. A breeding male Indigo Bunting is blue all over, with slightly richer blue on his head and a shiny, silver-gray bill.
The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory , ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.
The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America.
Artists throughout history and across the U.S. have captured this bird in murals, books, and museum hangings. See what they’ve done: Audubon. In parts of the East, Indigo Bunting may be the most abundant songbird, with the deep-blue males singing along every roadside.
The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America.
Indigo Bunting. At a Glance. Scientific Name: Passerina cyanea. Population: 78 million. Trend: Decreasing. Habitat: Shrubby areas such as old fields, hedgerows, and forest edges. Male Indigo Bunting singing. Female Indigo Bunting. Indigo Bunting chicks in nest. Indigo Bunting range map by ABC.
Identification. POWERED BY MERLIN. Breeding males are entirely blue with a slightly darker head. Females are plain brown with a whitish throat, bluish tail, and faint streaks on the underparts. Breeds in shrubby areas at the edge of forests and fields. Males often sing from a high exposed perch.
The Indigo bunting is a tiny blue bird that’s a common resident in the US. Check out their ideal habitats and learn more about their migration.
The Indigo Bunting is a small, vibrant songbird that embodies the brilliance of the natural world. Generally, they measure about 4.5 to 5 inches in length with a wingspan ranging from 7.5 to 8.7 inches. They weigh approximately 0.4 to 0.6 ounces, making them relatively light and agile.
The Indigo Bunting, one of our best known songbirds, is a small migratory species that breeds in eastern North America and winters primarily in Mexico and Central America, as well as in the Caribbean and sparingly in southern Florida.