Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Spanish: Colorín azul

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Photographed by alma_de_ave on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae or cardinal. 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... Most often recorded in Apr, Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Cardinalidae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records60,906 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2019 – 2021
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/passerina-cyanea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.