Utah Bird Profile
 Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena

Name Roots: (L. passerina, "sparrow-like" - amoena, "lovely")

In Utah:   
by Mike Ware

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a shrub or in a vine tangle at a height of 1.5-4 (To 10) feet, in a cup nest. This species is an uncommon cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: lower-canopy forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in lowland riparian and mountain shrub habitats.
  
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Occur. (CS)

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