Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Indigo Bunting
The Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 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.
Range: breeds Canada and USA; winters to Greater Antilles, Colombia, and VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Passerina cyanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indigo Bunting
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
No guides listed yet for Indigo Bunting
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra cyanea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Carolina ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 316. 1
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cardinals and Allies
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza concolor
Ecuadorian Seedeater
Amaurospiza aequatorialis
Carrizal Seedeater
Amaurospiza carrizalensis
Blackish-blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza moesta
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Rose-bellied Bunting
Passerina rositae
Orange-breasted Bunting
Passerina leclancherii
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Looking for a different species?