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The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders.
Eastern bluebird. The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis; Slate-colored solitaire, Myadestes unicolor; Veery, Catharus fuscescens; Gray-cheeked thrush ...
The genus Sialia was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827 with the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) as the type species. [2] [3] A molecular phylogenetic study using mitochondrial sequences published in 2005 found that Sialia, Myadestes (solitaires) and Neocossyphus (African ant-thrushes) formed a basal clade in the family Turdidae.
The eastern bluebird has suffered from competition with introduced species and from the decline of the Bermuda cedar. The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.
Western bluebird Varied thrush. Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae. The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. Eastern bluebird, Sialia ...
A male eastern bluebird clings to the opening of the pair's chosen nest box. Bluebirds have two or three nestings per year so do not give up trying to attract them. Keep monitoring your bluebird ...
Mountain bluebird: Sialia currucoides (Bechstein, 1798) 2 Western bluebird: Sialia mexicana Swainson, 1832: 3 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 Finsch's rufous thrush: Stizorhina finschi (Sharpe, 1870) 5 Fraser's rufous thrush: Stizorhina fraseri (Strickland, 1844) 6 White-tailed ant thrush: Neocossyphus poensis (Strickland ...
Ever since Matt Gaetz resigned from the House — and subsequently withdrew his name from co n sideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general — questions have ...