Painted buntings have a sweet, clear song — a series of lilting notes tripping up and down the scale that earlier this month led wildlife officer Matthew Rubenstein to the scene of a crime. The ...

Bob Karp waited nearly three hours through a hot August Sunday for a glimpse of the painted bunting — sometimes called the most gorgeous bird in North America, with its feathers flashing red, green ...

As I understand it, seeing a male painted bunting in full breeding plumage for the first time is like walking into the paint department at your local hardware store. If you stare long enough at this ...

A stunningly colorful little male songbird has drawn a big crowd to Brooklyn's Prospect Park this week. The painted bunting (Passerina ciris), a member of the cardinal family, has never (in recent ...