North Louisiana Wildlife
Indigo bunting looking out from a tree

Did you know that indigo buntings use the stars in the night sky for navigation?

Indigo Buntings
at
a Glance

Indigo bunting foraging on the ground

Key Features:

Female indigo buntings are brown with blue streaks on their chests and blue tails or wings. Males are bright blue.

Least Concern - Population Decreasing

Habitat:

Forest edges, fields, grasslands, and along streams and rivers

nesting habits:

Indigo buntings build cup-shaped nests out of bark, grass, hair, eaves, roots, stems, and thistle down hidden in vegetation.

seasons indigo buntings are active in our area:

Summer

Diet:

Berries, buds, seeds, and insects

hunting Behavior:

Indigo buntings forage on the ground and in trees.

Commonly Confused With:

Blue Grosbeaks, Eastern Bluebirds, and Painted Buntings

Indigo bunting foraging on the ground

Male indigo buntings are often confused with male blue grosbeaks because both are blue birds. Male indigo buntings are smaller with thinner beaks. Male grosbeaks are a deeper blue than male indigo buntings.

Eastern bluebird looking up

Male indigo buntings are often confused with male eastern bluebirds because both are blue birds. Male eastern bluebirds have rusty throats and chests.

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