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Painted Bunting
| Color: |
Blue, Green, Red |
| Size: |
5.5" |
| Season: |
Summer |
| Description: |
The most gaudily colored bird in Arkansas. Male is brightly colored with a blue head, red below and a light green back and wings. Female is yellow-green overall with a gray bill. |
| Voice: |
Musical, warbling song. Call is a staccato chich.
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| Habitat: |
Brushy thickets, overgrown fields and clear-cut woodlands. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Many consider the Painted Bunting to be the most beautiful Arkansas bird. But their colors have gotten them into trouble; they have been illegally used in the pet trade. |
| Scientific name: |
Passerina ciris |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Cardinalidae |
Adult male Charles Mills |
Adult female Joe Neal |
Male displaying to female Joe Neal |
First year male (similar to adult female) Joe Neal |
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