Perching

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea
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Length: 6 in. (14 cm )
During the summer, the Indigo Bunting inhabits the tops of trees on forest edges in the east and riparian areas in the west. In the winter it often forms flocks that are found in weedy fields and shrubby areas. The male\'s song is frequently given in flight, and the cup-like nest is woven from grass, feathers and stems and placed at mid levels in dense vegetation. \r\n\r\n

The four-digit banding code is INBU.

Male | Herbert Clarke

Female | Jim Burns



Riparian / River forest
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  • Article: Indigo Bunting
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: January 11, 2025
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/indigo-bunting

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Indigo Bunting. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved January 11, 2025 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/indigo-bunting

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

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Dr. Biology. "Indigo Bunting". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/indigo-bunting

For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/

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Dr. Biology. "Indigo Bunting". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 11 Jan 2025. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/indigo-bunting

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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