Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Blue Bunting
The Blue Bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanocompsa parellina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Bunting
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanocompsa parellina beneplacita
- Cyanocompsa parellina indigotica
- Cyanocompsa parellina lucida
- Cyanocompsa parellina parellina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanoloxia parellina
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.502
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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