Data Zone
Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Least Concern | |
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | medium |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 8,870,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 5,450,000 | medium |
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | decreasing | estimated | - | |
| Generation length (years) | 4.1 | - | - | - |
Trend justification: This species has undergone a small or statistically insignificant decrease over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007).
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Aruba (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Bahamas | extant | native | ||||
| Barbados | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Belize | extant | native | yes | |||
| Bermuda (to UK) | extant | native | ||||
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Canada | extant | native | yes | |||
| Cayman Islands (to UK) | extant | native | ||||
| Colombia | extant | native | ||||
| Costa Rica | extant | native | yes | |||
| Cuba | extant | native | ||||
| Curaçao (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Denmark | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Dominican Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
| Ecuador | extant | vagrant | ||||
| El Salvador | extant | native | ||||
| Germany | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Guadeloupe (to France) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Guatemala | extant | native | ||||
| Haiti | extant | native | ||||
| Honduras | extant | native | ||||
| Iceland | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Ireland | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Jamaica | extant | native | ||||
| Mexico | extant | native | ||||
| Montenegro | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Netherlands | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Nicaragua | extant | native | yes | |||
| Panama | extant | native | ||||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | extant | native | ||||
| Serbia | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
| St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
| Sweden | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | extant | native | ||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) | extant | native | ||||
| United Kingdom | extant | vagrant | ||||
| USA | extant | native | yes | |||
| Venezuela | extant | native | ||||
| Virgin Islands (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Virgin Islands (to USA) | extant | native | yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | suitable | non-breeding |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane | suitable | non-breeding |
| Forest | Temperate | major | breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | suitable | breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | suitable | non-breeding |
| Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | international | non-trivial | recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Passerina cyanea. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/indigo-bunting-passerina-cyanea on 25/09/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org on 25/09/2023.
