Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Painted Bunting
The Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) 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
- Passerina ciris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Painted Bunting
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Passerina ciris ciris
- Passerina ciris pallidior
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza ciris
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- not farther than 50 miles from the sea, Carolina; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 316.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.179
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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