Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

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Species
Regional

This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Barling, Arkansas

San Diego, California

Cape Coral, Florida

Daytona Beach, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida(2 reports)

Lake Worth, Florida

Lehigh Acres, Florida

Melbourne, Florida

Miami, Florida

Mulberry, Florida

North Port, Florida

Ocoee, Florida

Orange Park, Florida

Starke, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Augusta, Georgia

Jekyll Island, Georgia

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Purvis, Mississippi

Southport, North Carolina

Barnwell, South Carolina

Edisto Island, South Carolina

Summerville, South Carolina

Sumter, South Carolina

Bryan, Texas

Carlsbad, Texas

Cedar Creek, Texas(2 reports)

Dayton, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas(3 reports)

Johnson City, Texas

Kempner, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

Zapata, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:
7 positives 1 neutral 0 negative
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Adrastia217

Davie, FL (Zone 10b) | February 2013 | Positive
I love these pretty little birds! The all yellow/green females & rainbow colored males, bring me joy every winter. I really make sure my bird feeders are full when they're around.
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mamafrog

Augusta, GA | April 2011 | Positive
Last summer we had one painted bunting on our feeders all summer. We were so excited because we had never seen one here before. Now the best part..now we have two that feed all day late into the evening. After many years of feeding and watching we are so happy to have them in our yard.
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DonnaBen

Ocoee, FL | March 2011 | Positive
This painted bunting has been feeding in my back yard since January. He and his female companion visit my feeder more than 5 times a day. And this is Central Florida. Just beautiful!
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daddiopb

Hollywood, FL | March 2011 | Positive
We have 2 adult males and 1 baby male, 5 adult females and 1 baby at our feeder all day long. So beautiful and shy.
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KirbyW

Southport, NC | March 2011 | Positive
This bird is found on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, both male and female. They usually appear in the early spring, although are seen throughout the year.
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loveplantz

Cape Coral, FL | February 2011 | Positive
We feed the birds all year and in winter the painted buntings can be seen everyday at the feeders. I have read that they prefer white millet but I have not seen it for sale otherwise I would get some.
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Martin_Taylor

Mountain Home, AR (Zone 6b) | March 2010 | Neutral
Occasional male, when it warms up. Have not seen a female at the feeders.
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plantladylin

(Zone 1) | January 2010 | Positive
I love this colorful little bird. They have been frequent visitors to the feeders this winter. My bird book says their diet mainly consists of seeds but may include fruit and insects as well.
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