Utah Bird Profile - Lazuli Bunting

Utah Bird Profile
Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena

Name Roots: (L. passerina, "sparrow-like" - amoena, "lovely")

In Utah:

by Mike Ware

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a shrub or in a vine tangle at a height of 1.5-4 (To 10) feet, in a cup nest. This species is an uncommon cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: lower-canopy forager.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in lowland riparian and mountain shrub habitats.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (CS)

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