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The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a migratory small thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America. It has a light underbelly and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills and are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter underneath.
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 mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho. This list of birds of Idaho includes species documented in the U.S. state of Idaho and accepted by the Idaho Bird Records Committee (IBRC). As of January 2022, there were 433 species on the official list. One additional species is considered hypothetical. Of the 433, 180 are review species in part or all of the state.(see note) [notes 1] Eight ...
(Sialia currucoides) [10] Adopted as the state bird by the Idaho Legislature in 1931, the mountain bluebird is one of two bluebird species found in the state. Known for their bright blue plumage, these migratory birds often arrive in Idaho in late February or early March, nest, then migrate south in September or early October. [11] 1931 Dance ...
Sialia currucoides: 1967 [34] New Hampshire: Purple finch: Carpodacus purpureus: 1957 [35] New Jersey: Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis: 1935 [36] New Mexico: Greater roadrunner: Geococcyx californianus: 1949 [37] New York: Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis: 1970 [38] North Carolina: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis ...
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, 1844) 7 Red-tailed ...
Western bluebird, Sialia mexicana; Mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides; Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi; Veery, Catharus fuscescens (R) Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus; Hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus; Wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina (R) Rufous-backed robin, Turdus rufopalliatus (R) American robin, Turdus migratorius
Adult female in Livermore, California. The western bluebird is a small stocky bird with a length of 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in). The adult male is bright blue on top and on the throat with an orange breast and sides, a brownish patch on back, and a gray belly and undertail coverts.