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Indigo Bunting -
(Passerina cyanea)  Audio
Identification
- Small songbird
- Male deep blue all over, turning more
brown in fall
- Female overall dull brown color
- Bluish color on tail
- 5.5" (14 cm.)
Habitat
Additional Information
- Common migrant and summer resident
- Male sings all day, often from high perch
- Female secretive, stays near the ground
- Blue color is due to light diffraction of light off its true black feather colors
- Very common summer breeding
species of the KVR
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