Painted Bunting

The painted bunting is a seed-eating songbird of parts of North America, with seasonal movement linking different habitats. Adult male plumage is conspicuously multicolored, while females and immature birds are more easily overlooked among vegetation. Insects become especially important when young are growing. The birds often feed low in cover or on the ground and nest in sheltered shrubs. Their appearance should not be generalized from the adult male alone.