Passerina cyanea
E675080
Passerina cyanea, commonly known as the indigo bunting, is a small North American songbird famed for the brilliant blue plumage of breeding males and its melodic song.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
indigo bunting ⓘ passerine ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
central North America
ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ northern Florida ⓘ southern Canada ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
indigo bunting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigo finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
berries
ⓘ
insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | widespread and common ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| family | Cardinalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalePlumageColor | brown ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
ground
ⓘ
low vegetation ⓘ |
| genus | Passerina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
roadsides ⓘ shrublands ⓘ weedy fields ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleBreedingPlumageColor | bright blue ⓘ |
| maleNonbreedingPlumageColor | brown with blue tinges ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | low shrub ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| nocturnalMigration | true ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| orientationMechanism | uses stars for navigation ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryBreedingSubstrate | early successional habitats ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms flocks in migration
ⓘ
solitary or in pairs during breeding season ⓘ |
| songFunction |
mate attraction
ⓘ
territorial advertisement ⓘ |
| songType | high-pitched musical warble ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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