Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
ELCODE: 
ABPBX64030
Common Name: 
Indigo Bunting
Scientific Name: 
Passerina cyanea
Naming References: 
B004
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Passeriformes
Family: 
Cardinalidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

One dead speciment from Fort Simpson (1999) by Doug Tate - Bird found dead by Steve Rowan (W113)Accessed: Date January 25, 2015) - Ided by Ken Burton
Score: 
A
References: 
LA20
W113
H320
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
Status Rank Description: 
One record in SW NWT
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted by Craig Machtans and Lindsay Armer based on NWT Bird Checklist Survey database.; Reviewed in 2010, no change; Reviewed by Emily Upham-Mills CWS in 2015, no change
Last Updated: 
November 20, 2015

References

Naming

  • Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Canadian Wildlife Service (2005) NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey database. Environment Canada / Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/nature/migratorybirds/nwtbcs/index.en.html - LA20 Return
  • Audubon and Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada (2015) http://ebird.org/content/canada/ - W113 Return
  • Doug Tate (2015) e-copy - H320 Return