Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Cardinalidae
          Genus: Passerina
            Species: versicolor

Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor

Varied Bunting

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a small (11-14 cm) songbird named for its varied blue, red, and purple plumage (breeding male). The core of their distribution is in southern Mexico, but during the breeding season they will expand to northern Mexico and just across the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. In southern New Mexico, they are found in dense mesquite (Prosopis spp.) stands and associated growth in canyon bottoms. They feed on seeds and insects.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1B,S1N

State Status: T

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SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 12

Number of Mapped Locations: 34

Number of Observations: 55

Observation date range: 01-01-1961 to 08-20-2015

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