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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.
The genus Sialia was introduced by the English naturalist William 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.
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.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence Grandala: Grandala coelicolor Hodgson, 1843: 1 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
The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
The taxonomic treatment [3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) Check-list of North American Birds, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds.
The eastern bluebird is the state bird of Missouri. This list of birds of Missouri includes species documented in the U.S. state of Missouri and accepted by the Missouri Birding Society (MBS). As of July 2021, there are 437 species included in the official list. [ 1 ]