Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Nei quiz i giocatori confondono più spesso Indigo Bunting con questi uccelli: o questa specie è stata scelta per errore, o il contrario.
| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea | 14 |
| Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena | 9 |
| Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor | 7 |
| Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina | 5 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus | 4 |
Famiglia
Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings. It also includes several other genera such as the tanager-like Piranga and the warbler-like Granatellus. Membership of this family is not easily defined by a single or even a set of physical characteristics, but instead by molecular work.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …