indigo bunting
noun
: a small finch (Passerina cyanea of the family Cardinalidae) chiefly of eastern North America of which the male is largely deep blue in spring and summer
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Their dense, mounded shape provides excellent nesting habitat for robins, song sparrows, cardinals, brown thrashers, indigo buntings, and catbirds.
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Indigo Buntings Use the Night Sky Like a Compass
Bright blue indigo buntings use the stars to navigate at night.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
All indigo buntings eventually molt into brown plumage in the fall.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The Bird House at the National Zoo is home to scarlet tanagers, indigo buntings and American yellow warblers.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Indigo Buntings Use the Night Sky Like a Compass
Bright blue indigo buntings use the stars to navigate at night.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
All indigo buntings eventually molt into brown plumage in the fall.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The Bird House at the National Zoo is home to scarlet tanagers, indigo buntings and American yellow warblers.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
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“Indigo bunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigo%20bunting. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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