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Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)

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Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Painted bunting Cardinals, grosbeaks and allies Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Purpergors Kardinaalachtigen Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Passerina ciris Cardinalidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

South Padre Island Convention (South Padre Island, Texas, USA)

2015:10:31 11:38:08
Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/1250 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 18.84 m

South Padre Island Convention (South Padre Island, Texas, USA)

2015:10:31 13:41:37
Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/800 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 14.96 m

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

2014:05:18 00:56:47
Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2000 sec at F4.8, ISO 250, distance 11.89 m

The Purpergors is called 'Painted Bunting' in English and that seems a better name to me. Bright red, blue and green in a bird is quite special. Actually more a bird from the tropics.

South Padre Island Convention (South Padre Island, Texas, USA)

2015:10:31 10:10:52
Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/1250 sec at F8.0, ISO 400, distance 18.84 m

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