The male Painted buntings are often described as the most beautiful birds in North America. They even have been nicknamed nonpareil, or "without equal". Their colors, dark blue head, green back, red rump, and underparts, make them extremely easy to identify, but they can still be difficult to spot since they often skulk in foliage even when they are singing. The females and juveniles Painted buntings have a dull coloration which in fact serves ...
as camouflage and helps them to stay unnoticed. These are shy and secretive birds by nature and are difficult to observe with the human eye. If lucky you can spot them while males sing in spring from exposed perches to advertise their territories or engage in visual displays. During these displays, male buntings fly bouncingly like a butterfly or fly in an upright display, body-fluff display, bow display, and wing-quiver display. These displays are used in agonistic conflicts with other males or when courting females.
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