Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae (Cardinals & Allies)  
Genus: Passerina (7 species, 7 worldwide)


Lazuli Bunting
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Male
Waterman Canyon, San Bernardino, California,  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Lazuli Bunting
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Immature
Marymoor Park, Washington State,  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info


Blue Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Male
Texas, United States  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

Northern migrant.

Painted Bunting
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris pallidior) Male
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Painted Bunting
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Female
Birch State Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Small. Often comes to seed feeders.

Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Male
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Female
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

Orange-breasted Bunting
Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerina leclancherii grandior) Male ENDEMIC
Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Orange-breasted Bunting
Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerina leclancherii) Female ENDEMIC
Santa Cruz Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Rose-bellied Bunting
Rose-bellied Bunting (Passerina rositae) Male Near Threatened ENDEMIC
Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Rose-bellied Bunting
Rose-bellied Bunting (Passerina rositae) Female Near Threatened ENDEMIC
Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Varied Bunting
Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) Male
New Mexico, USA  
   
Photograph by Danny Bales   © All Rights Reserved.

Varied Bunting
Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor dickeyae) Female
Millville Trail, San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, Arizona,  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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