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Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea · Cardinalidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records3,981,140in 17 countries
Most seen inUnited States3,664,348 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Indigo Bunting
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About

Indigo Bunting in brief

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a bird of the Cardinalidae family — species of bird.

Across the 17 countries we cover it has 3,981,140 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Mexico. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in January and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

United States3,664,348 records · best May, Jun
Canada224,074 records · best May, Jun
Mexico49,820 records · best Mar, Apr
Belize17,500 records · best Mar, Apr
Guatemala11,292 records · best Mar, Apr
Honduras7,002 records · best Feb, Jan
Cuba2,867 records · best Mar, Feb
Bahamas1,895 records · best Oct, Apr
El Salvador1,006 records · best Feb, Jan
Nicaragua993 records · best Feb, Jan
Jamaica273 records · best Mar, Apr
Dominican Republic40 records · best Mar, Jan
Iceland17 records · best May, Oct
Haiti5 records · best Apr, Feb
Saint Kitts and Nevis4 records · best Apr, Mar
Antigua and Barbuda2 records · best Oct, Jan
Barbados2 records · best May, Nov
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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Cardinalis cardinalis
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