Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) - HBW 16, p. 426
French: Passerin varié
German: Vielfarbenfink
Spanish: Azulillo Morado
Other common names: Versicolour Bunting
Taxonomy: Spiza versicolor Bonaparte, 1838, near Temascaltepec, Mexico.
Genus sometimes placed in family Emberizidae. This species has hybridized with P. ciris. Races pulchra and purpurascens considered by some authorities to be too weakly differentiated to be tenable. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dickeyae van Rossem, 1934 - breeds S USA (C & S Arizona, S New Mexico) and W Mexico (Sonora and WC Chihuahua S to Colima).
- versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838) - breeds S USA (S New Mexico; S Texas from Big Bend to Rio Grande Valley) and S through C Mexico to Oaxaca.
- pulchra Ridgway, 1887 - S Baja California (Mexico).
- purpurascens Griscom, 1930 - S Mexico (Chiapas) and S Guatemala (Motagua Valley).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male bathing Locality Cerro de San Juan, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp dickeyae)
Eldert Groenewoud 25 February 2007 3 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
A male in a pond, looking afraid and drinking quickly Locality Cerro de San Juan, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp dickeyae)
Eldert Groenewoud 25 February 2007 3 years ago 10 sec 3.6 -
A male feeding on fruits of Bursera sp., then flying away with a fruit in the bill. Locality Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp purpurascens)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 2009 2 years ago 33 sec 3.4 -
A male looking around from a branch, then flying away. Locality Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp purpurascens)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 3
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A male on the ground.
Locality Panuco Road, Sinaloa State, Mexico (Northern)
Ken Havard 26 February 2005 1 year ago 2.7 -
male along roadside
Locality Cerro de San Juan, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern)
Michael Retter 1 January 2009 2 years ago 1.7
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