4.5" Painted Bunting

The bird is carved out of basswood, glass eyes bronze feet and fully detailed by burning pen, it stands 5 inches tall, measuring approximately 4.5 inches from the tip of its beak to the end of its tail. The widest part of the bird is 1.5".

ABC of Real Bird
Length: 5~5.5 inches
Wingspan: 8~8.5 inches
Weight: 0.8 ounce

Flaunting one of the most brilliant plumages of all North American songbirds, the male is easy to identify by the dark blue head, lime-green back, and red rump and underparts. The green and yellow-green coloring of the female and juvenile serves as camouflage in the dense riparian thickets, woodland edges, and scrubby brushy areas.

Their striking colors and warbled song have made them a popular cage bird in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Before laws prevented it, they were sold as cage birds in the United States, sometimes under the name "nonpareil".

The first spring male is similar to the female but is brighter overall and has a bluish wash on the head.