Painted bunting
Passerina ciris
Identification Tips:
- Length: 4.5 inches
- Small, conical bill
Adult male:
- Blue head
- Red underparts, rump and eye ring
- Green back
- Dark red nape
- Blackish wings and tail
Adult female:
- Unmarked green upperparts
- Greenish-yellow underparts
Similar species:
The male Painted Bunting is easy to identify. Females are greener than
other female buntings.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.