CARDINALIDAE of North America
The Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. The family is comprised of buntings, cardinals, grosbeaks, and tanagers. However, each of these categories
of birds have similary named birds in other families. The birds of this family are robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. The family ranges in size from 12-25 cm. They are typically associated with
open woodland. The sexes are dimorphic - they usuaully have distinctive appearances.
Buntings
Order Passeriformes Family Cardinalidae
Other Buntings are in the Emberizidae family.
Genus Passerina
Bunting, Indigo Passerina cyanea Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Kevin Bolton 2) Dan Pancamo
1) Male 2) Female
Bunting, Lazuli Passerina amoena Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Alan Wilson - Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon 2) Eugene Beckes 3) Maggie Smith
1, 2) Male 3) Female
Bunting, Painted Passerina ciris Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) New Jersy Birds 2) Doug Janson 3) Dick Daniels - Brunswick Town, North Carolina
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Bunting, Varied Passerina versicolor Found: North America
Photographed / Drawn by: 1) Louis Agassiz Fuertes 2) Dominic Sherony - Guatemala 3) Jerry Oldenettel - Guadalupe Canyon, Hidalgo Co., NM
1, 2) Male 3) Juvenile or female
Grosbeak, Blue Passerina caerulea formerly Guiraca caerulea Found: North America (southern USA), Mexico
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - North Carolina 2, 3) Dick - North Carolina 4) Peter Wallack - Florida
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
The following species is in the same family as buntings, but quite distinct from them.
Genus Spiza - 1 species
Dickcissel Spiza americana Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) RebelAt - Missouri 2) Ramendan 3) Patti McNeal 4) Jerry Oldenettel - Kansas
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