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In 2023 Idaho's most recent symbol, Oryctodromeus cubicularis, was adopted as the state dinosaur following a proposal from students at Ucon Elementary. While some of the symbols are unique to Idaho, others are used by multiple states. For example, the mountain bluebird, Idaho's state bird, is also an official symbol for Nevada. [2]
The mountain bluebird was formally described in 1798 by the German ornithologist Johann Matthäus Bechstein and given the name Motacilla s. Sylvia currucoides. [4] [5] The specific epithet combines curruca, from Carl Linnaeus's binomial name Motacilla curruca for the lesser whitethroat with the Ancient Greek -oidēs meaning "resembling". [6]
"Blue Bird" is a song by Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions from their 2009 album Through the Devil Softly. A blue bird like device can be found in "The Bluebird of Zappiness" a 2010 episode of Cyberchase. The main antagonist of the episode, which is Ledge now that Hacker has teamed up with the main protagonists to form an temporary alliance ...
I'd taken a photo of a mountain bluebird — either a juvenile or a female, judging by the dull colors — at Johnston Ridge earlier this year (three days before the Coldwater Creek-area landslide ...
Symbol Year Image Bird: Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) 1967 Animal: Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) 1973 Fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi) 1981 Fossil: Ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus popularis) [1] [2] 1977 Reptile: Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) 1989 Insect: Vivid Dancer Damselfly (Argia ...
Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis: 1927 [31] Montana: Western meadowlark: Sturnella neglecta: 1941 [32] Nebraska: Western meadowlark: Sturnella neglecta: 1929 [33] Nevada: Mountain bluebird: Sialia currucoides: 1967 [34] New Hampshire: Purple finch: Carpodacus purpureus: 1957 [35] New Jersey: Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis ...
Learn what blue jays symbolize, their spiritual connection to the Bible, if they represent good or bad luck, and what to do if you see a blue jay.
Mountain bluebird. 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.