Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

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Identification

14 cm (5-6") Uncommon. Southeastern United States; casual west of New Mexico. Thickets, stream and roadside bushes, towns, gardens.

Male: gaudy multi-colored. Blue-violet head. Green back. Red underparts and rump.

Female: uniformly green; brilliant plain green above, paler lemon-green below. No wing bars. Sparrow-like bill.

Song: warble of rapid phrases, loud "chip" call.

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Painted Bunting Portrait

Credit: Lang Elliott's Nature Channel

Where it lives

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 2 variants 2 rules

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

1 rule

Rule 1 13 criteria confidence 4

What was the sex of the bird ?: Male · Unknown
Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: No · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Very short · Short · Medium · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Smaller than a sparrow · Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Northeastern Canada or United States · Southeastern United States · Southwestern United States

result:886-painted-bunting-male:1:1 Source: 886 Painted Bunting (Male), row 1

1 rule

Rule 1 13 criteria confidence 4

What was the sex of the bird ?: Female · Unknown
Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: No · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Very short · Short · Medium · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Green · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Smaller than a sparrow · Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Warbler-like · Sparrow-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Northeastern Canada or United States · Southeastern United States · Southwestern United States

result:887-painted-bunting-female:1:1 Source: 887 Painted Bunting (Female), row 1