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title: "Łuszczyk indygowy"
description: "Passerina cyanea — Ptaki. The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/indigo-bunting
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Łuszczyk indygowy

> Passerina cyanea — Ptaki. The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.

- Scientific name: *Passerina cyanea*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `farm` (Gospodarstwo)
- iNaturalist observations: 60776
- Wikidata: [Q1049642](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049642)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10227](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10227)

## Names

- en: Indigo Bunting
- de: Indigofink
- es: Colorín azul
- fr: Passerin indigo
- pt: Mariposa-azul
- pl: Łuszczyk indygowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (43858), CA (5788), MX (4889), HN (147), SV (80), BZ (72), CR (72), GT (71), PA (48), CU (19), BS (13), NI (11)

## Summary

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter. It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate. Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland. The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap.
The indigo bunting is a small bird, measuring 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in) in length. It displays sexual dimorphism in its…

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

## Photo

![Łuszczyk indygowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indigo-bunting/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79837584

## Machine access

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