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Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

The Painted Bunting is a colorful bird that looks like a flying rainbow! Males are bright blue, green, and red, while females are more muted. They love to sing and can be found in bushes and trees.

Lebensraum: Shrublands

Aussehen

The male Painted Bunting is a spectacular mix of colors, sporting a blue head, red breast and rump, and a green back. Females and juveniles are much plainer, displaying bright yellow-green plumage. This rainbow of colors makes the male unmistakable among North American birds.

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Painted Bunting

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female Painted Buntings look completely different, sporting a lovely bright green and yellow.

Males are so brightly colored they were once called "nonpareil," meaning "unequaled"!

These tiny birds sometimes migrate over vast stretches of open ocean, a truly incredible journey!

They build cup-shaped nests hidden deep within dense shrubs, a perfect cozy home for their chicks.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Painted Bunting females and juveniles have vibrant green plumage that helps them blend perfectly into leafy trees and shrubs.

Painted Bunting has a stout, conical beak that helps them efficiently crack open tough seeds for food.

Painted Bunting can sing a sweet, warbling song that helps males attract mates and defend their territory.

Maße und Details

Länge: 12-14 cm
Flügelspannweite: 21-23 cm
Gewicht: 0.013-0.019 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-7 Jahre
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-4
Brutzeit: 10-11 Tage
Zugstrecke: 1500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These colorful birds munch on seeds and insects they find on the ground or in plants.

Hauptnahrung

Grass seeds
Weed seeds
Caterpillars
Grasshoppers
Spiders

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common predator of small birds.

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Preys on eggs and nestlings.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

An invasive predator in many areas.

eats

Common Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Consumes its energy-rich seeds.

eats

American Grasshopper

Schistocerca americana

Feeds on these insects.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.