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Indigo Bunting
| Color: |
Blue, Brown |
| Size: |
5.5" |
| Season: |
Summer |
| Description: |
Male is bright blue with dark wings and a dark, conical bill; female is brown with a dark, conical bill. |
| Voice: |
Lively song of paired notes given emphatically - tsee tsee tew tew cheer cheer. A mnemonic to help remember the urgency of the song is fire fire, where where, here here, see it see it. Call is a staccato zip.
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| Habitat: |
Brushy thickets and overgrown fields. Often seen on roadsides in rural areas. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Although the male Indigo Bunting is bright and easily spotted, the female is dull brown to be concealed when vulnerable on the nest. |
| Scientific name: |
Passerina cyanea |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Cardinalidae |
Male Ryan Brady |
Female Larry Jernigan |
Nest and nestlings Chris Bohinski |
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