The male Painted Bunting has probably the most brilliant plumage of all the North American birds. It has a violet-blue head, ...

A painted bunting sports a rainbow of colors. Learn what males and females look like, what they eat, and what they sound like.

If I have said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: nature is always changing. For some reason we people always think that everything stays the same. But when it comes to nature, it is nev… ...

Photo by Bryan Stevens It’s easy to see how the male painted bunting acquired its reputation as one of North America’s most colorful birds.

Right at the start, we spotted what’s considered the most stunning, beautiful songbird in North America, the adult male painted bunting. It never fails to get a “wow” from me.

Painted buntings are in the family with cardinals and grosbeaks. Audubon’s Guide to North American Birds says they often breed in the southeastern corner of North Carolina but aren’t otherwise ...

All of this makes finding painted buntings out in the wild more challenging. Because the birds have a knack for hiding in the bushes, birders often need to listen for their song, Lydeard said.

In 1970, there were approximately 10 billion birds in North America. Now, there are around 7 billion, representing a loss of over a quarter of the continent's birds.