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title: "Orange-breasted Bunting"
description: "Passerina leclancherii — Vogels. The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/orange-breasted-bunting
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orange-breasted Bunting

> Passerina leclancherii — Vogels. The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae.

- Scientific name: *Passerina leclancherii*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2639
- Wikidata: [Q1049605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049605)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10232](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10232)

## Names

- en: Orange-breasted Bunting
- de: Orangeblaufink
- es: Colorí­n pecho naranja
- fr: Passerin arc-en-ciel
- pl: Łuszczyk żółtobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2476)

## Summary

The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. With its wide range and large total population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it as being of "least concern".

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

## Photo

![Orange-breasted Bunting](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-breasted-bunting/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6365607

## Machine access

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