Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli Bunting
Painted Bunting
14 cm (5-6") Uncommon and local along Mexican border of southwestern United States.
Male: appears all black at a distance or in poor light. In good light; crown, face and rump are blue, bright red patch on nape, plum-red below and on back.
Female: plain gray-brown upperparts, slightly paler underside. No wing bars or distinctive stripes. Difficult to tell from female Indigo Bunting where ranges overlap.
Song: lively like Indigo Bunting's.
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Credit: Ignacio A. RodrÃguez
