Painted bunting
| Painted bunting | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Passerina |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PasserinaP. ciris
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| Binomial name | |
| Passerina ciris | |
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| Range of P. ciris Breeding range Wintering range
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Emberiza ciris Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. They are found in North America.
The painted bunting was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in Systema Naturae.[2] There are two known subspecies of the painted bunting.
- P. c. ciris – (Linnaeus, 1758): nominate, breeds in the southeastern United States[3]
- P. c. pallidior – Mearns, 1911: breeds in south central U.S. and northern Mexico[2]
The painted bunting is also called the Mexican canary, painted finch, pope, or nonpareil.
Painted bunting eggs are pale blue-white speckled or spotted with brown. Three to four eggs appear from March to July in nests usually 3 to 6 feet from the ground but up to 12 feet.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Passerina ciris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723957A131475071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723957A131475071.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Linnaeus, Carolus (1758). Systema Naturae (in Latin). Stockholm (Holmiae): Laurentii Salvii. p. 320. OCLC 174638949. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ↑ "Passerina ciris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. ITIS-North America. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ↑ Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 291.
