---
title: "Lazuli Bunting"
description: "Passerina amoena — Birds. The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lazuli-bunting
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lazuli Bunting

> Passerina amoena — Birds. The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.

- Scientific name: *Passerina amoena*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 17472
- Wikidata: [Q786964](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q786964)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10234](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10234)

## Names

- en: Lazuli Bunting
- de: Lazulifink
- es: Colorín Pecho Canela
- fr: Passerin azuré
- pt: Mariposa-lazúli
- pl: Łuszczyk lazurowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (13624), CA (1511), MX (905)

## Summary

The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazuli_bunting

## Photo

![Lazuli Bunting](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lazuli-bunting/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Jensen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/370743272

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lazuli-bunting?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).