Varied Bunting

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Varied Bunting Conservation status: Least concern
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae Genus: Passerina Species: P. versicolor
Binomial name
Passerina versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838)

The Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) belongs to the Passerina genus of birds in the Cardinal family Cardinalidae.

It is mostly found in Central America, with a northern breeding range that extends into the furthest south parts of the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Passerina versicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern