Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 25,297
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The painted bunting is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male develops beginning in the second year of life; in the first year, they can be distinguished from the female only by close inspection.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Painted bunting”.