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title: "Vielfarbenfink"
description: "Passerina versicolor — Vögel. The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/varied-bunting
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vielfarbenfink

> Passerina versicolor — Vögel. The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.

- Scientific name: *Passerina versicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5177
- Wikidata: [Q934456](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934456)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10228](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10228)

## Names

- en: Varied Bunting
- de: Vielfarbenfink
- es: Colorín morado
- fr: Passerin varié
- pt: Mariposa-escuro
- pl: Łuszczyk tęczowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3533), US (1077), GT (7)

## Summary

The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.
The range of the varied bunting stretches from the southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States south throughout Mexico as far as Oaxaca. Small disjunct populations occur in the state of Chiapas in Mexico and southeastern Guatemala. This stocky bird has a short tail and rounded bill.  It is 11–14 centimetres (4.3–5.5 in) long, has a wingspan of 21 centimetres (8.3 in), and weighs 11–13 grams (0.39–0.46 oz). Breeding males are purple-red with a bright red patch on the nape, which becomes…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265210446

## Machine access

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