Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Family: Cardinals and allies
Painted Bunting is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Painted buntings often feed by hopping along the ground, cautiously stopping every few moments to look around.
It eggs are pale blue-white speckled or spotted with brown.
About 30 days after the first eggs hatch, the female painted bunting usually lays a second brood.