Common Nesting Birds

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Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena )


Photo © Keith Alderman

Lazuli Bunting nest

Photo © RenĂ© Corado

Lazuli Bunting eggs

Photo © RenĂ© Corado

Breeding male

Photo © Wolfe R | Macaulay Library

Female/immature male

Photo © Russ Morgan | Macaulay Library

Nonbreeding male

Photo © Jim Merritt | Macaulay Library

Juvenile

Photo © Lee-Hong Chang | Macaulay Library

Female/immature male

Photo © Mary Rumple | Macaulay Library

Breeding male

Photo © Alix d'Entremont | Macaulay Library

Breeding male

Photo © Jesse Amesbury | Macaulay Library

Song

© Kevin J. Colver | Macaulay Library

Song

© Kevin J. Colver | Macaulay Library

Song

© David L. Ross, Jr. | Macaulay Library

Calls

© Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library

Calls

© William R. Fish | Macaulay Library

Flight calls

© Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library

When To Look

Source: Birds of the World

Where To Find It

Habitats

open woodland

river

shrub

Substrates

Bush or Shrub

What You'll Find

Nest Type

cup

Chick

Altricial

Clutch Size

3
4
5

Nest Height

10 ft
1 ft

Nesting Statistics

Incubation Period

11-14
days

Brooding Period

10-15
days

Useful Hints

  • The female constructs the nest alone; her mate is usually nearby but does not participate in building.
  • The nest is typically built low in dense, well-shaded bushes.
  • Silk from tent caterpillars (Malacosoma spp.) and spider webs are often wrapped around outer portions of the nest.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology