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Passerina

Genus of birds in the cardinal family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Passerina
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The genus Passerina is a group of birds in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). Although not closely related to the buntings in the family Emberizidae, they are sometimes known as the North American buntings.

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The males show vivid colors in the breeding season; the plumage of females and immature birds is duller. These birds go through two molts in a year; the males are generally less colorful in winter. They have short tails and short slim legs. They have smaller bills than other Cardinalidae; they mainly eat seeds in winter and insects in summer.

The blue grosbeak (P. caerulea) was once placed in the monotypic genus, Guiraca.

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Taxonomy and list of species

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The genus Passerina was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816.[1] The type species was designated in 1840 as the indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray.[2][3] The genus name is from the Latin passerinus meaning "sparrow-like".[4]

The genus contains 7 species:[5]

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