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Not especially shy
- The dense and thorny nature of its habitat may make it seem hard to approach, but the bird is not especially shy, and sometimes may be watched at very close range.
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Varied Buntings breed in northern Mexico and into southern US states before migrating to southern Mexico to join birds that remain there all year.
You can find Varied Buntings in thorny bushes, deserts and canyons, and streamside thickets, sometimes within scattered trees. They are known to avoid overly-populated areas. The Varied Bunting’s feeding patterns are rarely observed, but it may forage on the ground for insects, fruits, and seeds. These shy birds do not usually visit backyard feeder...
Nests of Varied Bunting are usually built in a dense shrub or low tree, around four feet above the ground. It is an open-cup nest made from dry grass and weeds lined with softer materials. They lay around four eggs, which hatch in about two weeks. The young may leave the nest within two weeks.
Varied Buntings are a mostly Mexican species whose breeding range barely reaches across the border into Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Listen for singing males beginning in about May. They are quite localized, so check with local birders or eBird to find places to search for them.
Females and immatures are brownish. This gorgeous songbird avoids populated areas and doesn’t tend to visit feeders, instead foraging low in dense vegetation, twitching its tail and wings to flush insects. Varied Buntings are on the Yellow Watch List because of their restricted range.
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The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. The range of the varied bunting stretches from the southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States south throughout Mexico as far as Oaxaca.
The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. The range of the varied bunting stretches from the southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States south throughout Mexico as far as Oaxaca.
