Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Code 4

INBU

Code 6

PASCYA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Cone
Eye Color: Olive brown in young; Dark chestnut brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Blue
Forehead Color: Blue
Nape Color: Blue
Throat Color: Blue
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 13-15 cm (5.25-5.75 in)
Weight: 14 g (0.5 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Blue, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Blue to gray.
Upperparts: Blue with brown-black on wings.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Short flights wih rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 20-23 cm (8-9 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue to black.
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Black

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