Painted bunting

The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. They are found in North America.

The painted bunting was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in Systema Naturae. There are two known subspecies of the painted bunting.

 P. c. ciris – (Linnaeus, 1758): nominate, breeds in the southeastern United States
 P. c. pallidior – Mearns, 1911: breeds in south central U.S. and northern Mexico

The painted bunting is also called the Mexican canary, painted finch, pope, or nonpareil.

Painted bunting eggs are pale blue-white speckled or spotted with brown. Three to four eggs appear from March to July in nests usually 3 to 6 feet from the ground but up to 12 feet.

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Category:Passeri