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Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Description:

The Indigo Bunting is a smallish songbird, around the size of a small sparrow. It measures 11.5–15 cm (4.5–5.9 in) long, with a wingspan of 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in).[11][12] Body mass averages 14.5 g (0.51 oz), with a reported range of 11.2–21.4 g (0.40–0.75 oz).[13] During the breeding season, the adult male has deep blue plumage, with a darker crown that verges on purple. The wings and tail are black with blue edges. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

The habitat of the Indigo Bunting is brushy forest edges, open deciduous woods, second growth woodland, and farmland.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Very nice !

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Nice spotting!

TracieConner
Spotted by
TracieConner

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Apr 11, 2011
Submitted on Jun 13, 2012

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