Perching

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena
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Length: 6 in. (14 cm )
Found in open brushy areas, riparian undergrowth and open woodlands, the Lazuli Bunting eats a combination of insects and seeds depending on the time of year. In the summer, breeding occurs at higher elevations, and the nest is a cup of woven grass placed at mid levels in dense shrubbery or trees. It occasionally hybridizes with the closely related Indigo Bunting.

The four-digit banding code is LAZB.

Male | Robert Shantz

Female | Jim Burns



Chaparral

Mesquite bosque

Oak-pine woodland

Riparian / River forest

Shrubs
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Bird Sound Type: Twittering
Sex of Bird: Male
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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Lazuli 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 13, 2025
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/lazuli-bunting

APA Style

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

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

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

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

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

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