Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPasserina (North American Buntings)
- SpeciesPasserina ciris (Painted Bunting)
The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male develops beginning in the second year of life; in the first year, they can be distinguished from the female only by close inspection. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Bunting sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Red-legged Thrush
Turdus plumbeus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger
Cuban Pewee
Contopus caribaeus
Cuban Blackbird
Dives atroviolaceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Bunting in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Bunting sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Painted Bunting in Ciénaga de Zapata?
October has the highest sighting rate for Painted Bunting in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.