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Orange-breasted bunting

Passerina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species in the family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.5 g to 14 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii)
Photo: Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the orange-breasted bunting

Weight
13.5 g – 14 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the orange-breasted bunting live?

Not recorded

What is the orange-breasted bunting?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. With its wide range and large total population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Orange-breasted bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange-breasted_bunting&oldid=1380698970), 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.

Is the orange-breasted bunting endangered?

The orange-breasted 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 orange-breasted bunting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCardinalidae
  6. genusPasserina
  7. SpeciesPasserina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Orange-breasted/Rainbow buntingEnglish
  • عصفور الراية برتقالي الصدرArabic
  • cardenal indi de pit carbassaCatalan
  • papežík LeclancherihoCzech
  • Orangeblå FinkeDanish
  • OrangeblaufinkGerman
  • Brillant-FinkenammerGerman
  • oranĝbrusta kardinaloEsperanto
  • Azulillo pechinaranjaSpanish
  • Colorín pecho naranjaSpanish
  • kultarintakardinaaliFinnish
  • Passerin arc-en-cielFrench
  • narančastoprsi batačCroatian
  • mexikói pintyHungarian
  • Zigolo pettoarancioItalian
  • キバラルリノジコJapanese
  • oranžinė startenėLithuanian
  • RegenbooggorsDutch
  • oransjebrystspurvNorwegian
  • łuszczyk żółtobrzuchyPolish
  • cardeal-de-peito-laranjaPortuguese
  • mariposa-de-peito-laranjaPortuguese
  • Жёлто-синий колоринRussian
  • Оранжевогрудый овсянковый кардиналRussian
  • pápežík pestrýSlovak
  • Narandžasto-plava strnadicaSerbian
  • orangeblå kardinalSwedish
  • Turuncu Karınlı ÇinteTurkish
  • скригнатка жовтогрудаUkrainian
  • 橙胸彩鵐Chinese
  • 橙胸彩鹀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the orange-breasted bunting

Other species in the same genus Passerina.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the orange-breasted bunting?

An adult orange-breasted bunting weighs 13.5 g – 14 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orange-breasted bunting endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the orange-breasted bunting?

The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) belongs to the family Cardinalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-breasted-bunting

MLA

“Orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-breasted-bunting.

BibTeX
@misc{orange_breasted_bunting_2026,
  title = {Orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-breasted-bunting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}