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Indigo Bunting
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Brushy fields, edges.
Diet: Seeds, insects.
Best time to spot: Sings all summer from wires.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Indigo Bunting sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the cardinals and allies family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Painted BuntingUncommon · Southern thickets
- Blue GrosbeakUncommon · Woodland edge
- Lazuli BuntingUncommon · Woodland edge
- Varied BuntingUncommon · Woodland edge
- Song SparrowCommon · Brushy edges
- Brown-headed CowbirdCommon · Fields
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