EntdeckenVögel

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

The Indigo Bunting is a small, bright blue bird that sings sweet songs. They love to eat seeds and insects and can be found in open fields and forests during the summer.

Lebensraum: Open fields and forests

Aussehen

The Indigo Bunting has an iridescent deep blue plumage in males, appearing nearly black in shade, while females are a warm brown with faint streaking. A key visual difference is the male's vibrant, structural blue compared to the duller female.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPasseriformesFamilieCardinalidaeGattungPasserina
Indigo Bunting
feathered trait badgesocial trait badgesinging trait badgecolorful trait badge
Indigo Bunting

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Indigo Buntings can breed more than once in a single summer season!

Male Indigo Buntings learn complex new songs every year from their neighbors!

Their dazzling blue color isn't a pigment, but light scattering like a prism!

They use the stars to guide their incredible long migrations at night.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Celestial Navigator

Indigo Bunting can navigate long distances using star patterns at night because of specialized magnetoreceptors that guide them.

Fähigkeit

Sunlight Magic

Indigo Bunting has brilliant blue feathers that aren't pigmented but scatter light like tiny prisms, making them glow.

Maße und Details

Länge
11.5-15 cm
Flügelspannweite
20-23 cm
Gewicht
0.012-0.019 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-4 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
11-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny birds feast on many small bugs and enjoy munching on various seeds and berries.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insects
  • Spiders
  • Thistle seeds
  • Dandelion seeds
  • Blueberries
  • Blackberries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

This speedy hawk is a common predator of small birds like the Bunting.

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Lays eggs in bunting nests, making the bunting raise its young.

eats

Field Thistle

Cirsium discolor

Adults feast on the abundant and nutritious seeds of this plant.

shelters

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Often nests in the saplings and shrubby undergrowth of this habitat.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and be quiet so you don’t scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Indigo Bunting?

11.5-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Indigo Bunting?

20-23 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Indigo Bunting?

0.012-0.019 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Indigo Bunting?

2-4 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Indigo Bunting?

35 km/h

Was frisst Indigo Bunting?

These tiny birds feast on many small bugs and enjoy munching on various seeds and berries.

Wo findet man Indigo Bunting normalerweise?

Open fields and forests

Wie jagt Indigo Bunting?

Foraging

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

Karte wird geladen…

Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

Wo zu sehen

Mehr Vögel