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title: "Lasurbischof"
description: "Cyanocompsa parellina — Vögel. The blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/blue-bunting
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lasurbischof

> Cyanocompsa parellina — Vögel. The blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks.

- Scientific name: *Cyanocompsa parellina*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2744
- Wikidata: [Q2226631](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2226631)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9519](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9519)

## Names

- en: Blue Bunting
- de: Lasurbischof
- es: Colorín azulnegro
- fr: Évêque paré
- nl: Azuurbisschop
- pt: Azulăo-do-méxico
- pl: Indygówka szafirowa

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2185), US (100), GT (63), BZ (59), HN (38), SV (10)

## Summary

The blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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

## Photo

![Lasurbischof](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-bunting/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165854776

## Machine access

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