ID Tips: Blue Grosbeak vs. Indigo Bunting

Male Blue Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings in breeding plumage can look similar in the field and beginner birders often have a difficult time telling them apart. This video is the ultimate guide to differentiating these two species.

Download the comparison graphic for free here: https://app.box.com/s/e076v6lx411dcvh...

Links to calls
Blue Grosbeak: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/B...
Indigo Bunting: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/I...

Link to our blog article on the same topic: https://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.c...

Special thanks to the following people for allowing us to use their content in this video:

Terry Sohl for his Blue Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting range maps at 1:00, 1:15, 1:29, and 1:43
https://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/...
https://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/...

Andrew Weitzel
Indigo Bunting and Blue Grosbeak photo used in cover photo and comparison graphic used at :50 and 3:13
https://flic.kr/p/26C7yDv
https://flic.kr/p/Xj7NBs

Peter E Hart.
Female Indigo Bunting at 2:47
https://flic.kr/p/TqPKRQ

Bettina Arrigoni
Female Blue Grosbeak at 2:29
https://flic.kr/p/26WU6L8

Patricia Pierce
Indigo Bunting Bill Size at 1:56
https://flic.kr/p/FoLmrn

Andrew Cannizzaro
Blue Grosbreak Bill Size at 1:59
https://flic.kr/p/248ZskS

Jim Hudgins/USFWS.
Indigo Bunting Mask at 2:43
https://flic.kr/p/zgSkS6

All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann

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