Indigo bunting: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the indigo bunting lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Passerina cyanea
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Cardinalidae

Where does the indigo bunting live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the indigo bunting in 17 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the indigo bunting endangered?

The indigo bunting’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the indigo bunting?

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Cardinalidae, genus Passerina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the indigo bunting

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter. It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate. Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland. The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indigo bunting (revision 1354820315), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1049642 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).