Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766) INDBU 18920
Family: Passeriformes > Cardinalidae

Indigo Bunting is an extremely rare visitor from North America. Only breeding males have the bright blue plumage of its name; first-winter birds (which occur here) and females are much drabber.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
32 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
32 records

BTO RECORDS

32 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
32 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Indigo Bunting, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Bras Goleulas
Catalan: cardenal indi de front lila
Czech: papežík indigový
Danish: Indigofinke
Dutch: Indigogors
Estonian: indigolind
Finnish: indigokardinaali
French: Passerin indigo
German: Indigofink
Hungarian: indigópinty
Icelandic: Blátittlingur
Irish: Gealóg Phlúiríneach
Italian: Ministro
Latvian: indigo sterste
Lithuanian: melynoji startene
Norwegian: Indigospurv
Polish: luszczyk indygowy
Portuguese: mariposa-azul
Slovak: pápežík indigový
Slovenian: indigov mavricar
Spanish: Azulillo índigo
Swedish: indigofink

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