NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Orange-breasted Bunting
Passerina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. With its wide range and large total population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Orange-breasted bunting; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:58:05.221165+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Passerina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840
- Name authority
- Lafresnaye, 1840
- Common name
- Orange-breasted Bunting
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Genus
- Passerina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCardinalidae
- genusPasserina Vieillot, 1816
- speciesPasserina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Passerina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena (Say, 1822) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted BuntingPasserina ciris (Linnaeus, 1758) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rose-bellied BuntingPasserina rositae (Lawrence, 1874) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Varied BuntingPasserina versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561893 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DY2X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.