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Indigo Bunting Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Cardinalidae > Genus and species: Passerina cyanea

Size

  • Length: 6 inches
  • Wingspan: 8 inches
  • Weight: 15 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • scrub
  • bush
  • thicket
  • riparian
  • open canopy forest

Winter (additional):

  • agricultural fields
  • grassland
  • meadow

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • seed
  • nectar

Nest Information

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  • Number of broods: 2
  • Days spent incubating: 12-13
  • Days until young fledge: 9-10