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Indigo Bunting
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| Length: |
5.25-5.75
inches |
Song: |
Sweet-sweet, sweeter-sweeter
and here-here |
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Wingspan: |
8-9
inches |
Behavior: |
Solitary or in pairs during
mating season. |
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Weight: |
0.5
ounces |
Breeding: |
Monogamous |
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Habitat: |
Grassland
areas with scrub,
bushes, and open forests. |
Population: |
Fairly common to common. |
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Migration: |
Migratory |
Feeders: |
Small seeds and grains. |
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Appearance: |
Blue-purple sheen to head,
deep-colored bright blue overall. Blue edging to blackish wingsand
tail. Dark blue to black lores |
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Interesting Facts:
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Chases with other birds for
fun. |
Compiled by
Jeremy, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America Smithsonian Handbook
By Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos used
with permission
from National Fish and Wildlife Service –
http://images.fws.gov
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