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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
📅 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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Bunting sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Painted Bunting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Painted Bunting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.