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Lazuli bunting

Passerina amoena (Say, 1822)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a species in the family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15 g to 16 g and live up to 8.9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena)
Photo: Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lazuli bunting

Weight
15 g – 16 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
9.92 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the lazuli bunting live?

Not recorded

What is the lazuli bunting?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.

From the Wikipedia article “Lazuli bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lazuli_bunting&oldid=1380690478), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the lazuli bunting sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the lazuli bunting endangered?

The lazuli bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the lazuli bunting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCardinalidae
  6. genusPasserina
  7. SpeciesPasserina amoena (Say, 1822)

Synonyms Cyanospiza amoena, Emberiza amoena

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Lazuli finchEnglish
  • عصفور الراية الازورديArabic
  • cardenal indi capblauCatalan
  • papežík lazurovýCzech
  • bras lasuliWelsh
  • LazulifinkeDanish
  • LazulifinkGerman
  • Lazuli-FinkenammerGerman
  • lazura kardinaloEsperanto
  • Colorín lázuliSpanish
  • Azulillo lapislázuliSpanish
  • Colorín aliblancoSpanish
  • Colorín Pecho CanelaSpanish
  • vööt-indigolindEstonian
  • turkoosikardinaaliFinnish
  • Passerin azuréFrench
  • Gealóg ghealghormIrish
  • tirkizni batačCroatian
  • azúrpintyHungarian
  • SkrúðtittlingurIcelandic
  • Zigolo lapislazzuliItalian
  • ムネアカルリノジコJapanese
  • mėlyngalvė startenėLithuanian
  • zilgalvas stērsteLatvian
  • LazuligorsDutch
  • lazulisporvNorwegian Nynorsk
  • lazulispurvNorwegian
  • łuszczyk lazurowyPolish
  • cardeal-lazúliPortuguese
  • mariposa-lazúliPortuguese
  • Лазурный колоринRussian
  • Лазурный овсянковый кардиналRussian
  • TurkosacihciNorthern Sami
  • turkosacizášNorthern Sami
  • pápežík pôvabnýSlovak
  • turkizni mavričarSlovenian
  • Lapis azuli strnadicaSerbian
  • lazulikardinalSwedish
  • Lazuli ÇintesiTurkish
  • скригнатка лазуроваUkrainian
  • 琉璃彩鵐Chinese
  • 白腹蓝彩鹀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lazuli bunting

Other species in the same genus Passerina.

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Common questions

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How big is the lazuli bunting?

An adult lazuli bunting weighs 15 g – 16 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lazuli bunting endangered?

The lazuli bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the lazuli bunting live?

The lazuli bunting has a recorded lifespan of 8.9 years.

What kind of animal is the lazuli bunting?

The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) belongs to the family Cardinalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{lazuli_bunting_2026,
  title = {Lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lazuli-bunting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}