- Varied Bunting
Taxobox
name = Varied Bunting
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
image_caption = Male
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia = Cardinalidae
genus = "Passerina "
species = "P. versicolor"
binomial = "Passerina versicolor"
binomial_authority = (Bonaparte,1838 )The Varied Bunting ("Passerina versicolor") belongs to the "Passerina " genus ofbird s in the Cardinal family Cardinalidae.It is mostly found in
Mexico , with a northern breeding range that extends into the furthest south parts of theU.S. state s ofArizona ,New Mexico , andTexas . Two small disjunct populations occur, one in southern Mexico, and even smaller inGuatemala .References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Further reading
Book
* Groschupf, K. D., and C. W. Thompson. 1998. "Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor)". In "The Birds of North America", No. 351 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Thesis
* Klicka JT. Ph.D. (1999). "A molecular perspective on the evolution of North American songbirds". University of Minnesota, United States -- Minnesota.
Articles
* Klicka J, Fry AJ, Zink RM & Thompson CW. (2001). "A cytochrome-b perspective on Passerina bunting relationships". Auk. vol 118, no 3. p. 611-623.
* Thompson WL. (1968). "The Songs of 5 Species of Passerina Passerina-Leclancherii Passerina-Ciris Passerina-Versicolor Passerina-Cyanea Passerina-Amoena". Behaviour. vol 31, no 3/4. p. 261-287.
* Woolfenden GE & Van Deventer M. (2006). "First record of the varied bunting from Florida". Florida Field Naturalist. vol 34, no 1. p. 1-3.External links
* [http://www.tucsonbirds.org/pix/0e/0e03VariedBunting.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.tucsonbirds.org/pix/birds.asp?c=f&s=n&f=0e/0e03VariedBunting Article]
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=varied+bunting&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Varied Bunting photo gallery] VIREO
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