Pictures and information on Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea

Length	4.5-5.0 in (11.4-12.7 cm)
Weight	M: 0.4-0.6 oz (12.5-17.5 g), F: 0.4-0.7 oz (11.9-18.5 g)
Clutch Size	3-4
Chicks at birth	Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA

The Indigo Bunting breeds in both the eastern half and the southwest of the United States, southern Canada and northeastern Mexico. They winter in southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

The beautiful blue of the males is quite striking and makes them easily recognizable during breeding season. During breeding season, they eat spiders, insects, seeds and berries. During winter they mainly eat grass seeds.

Breeding (April-Sep)
Note the tongue on this male Indigo Bunting 04/17/2010 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Note the tongue on this male Indigo Bunting 04/17/2010 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Male 04/18/2010 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/18/2010 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas
Male 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Female 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Female 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Female 04/18/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Female 04/18/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas
Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Female 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Female 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas
Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Note the tongue 04/18/2010 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Note the tongue 04/18/2010 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas
Female 04/14/2013 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Female 04/14/2013 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas

Non-breeding (Sep-April)
Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/18/2010 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/18/2010 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas

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