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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Similar to Western Bluebird but throat rusty, not blue. Belly and undertail whiter, not as gray.<br/> | Similar to Western Bluebird but throat rusty, not blue. Belly and undertail whiter, not as gray.<br/> | ||
| − | Female | + | ====Female==== |
| − | Juvenile | + | duller than male; has a rusty throat and breast, white belly.<br/> |
| + | ====Juvenile==== | ||
| + | Speckle-breasted. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern Bluebirds are found east of the Rockies, southern Canada to the Gulf States and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua. | Eastern Bluebirds are found east of the Rockies, southern Canada to the Gulf States and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua. | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 27 December 2007
- Sialia sialis
Identification
Similar to Western Bluebird but throat rusty, not blue. Belly and undertail whiter, not as gray.
Female
duller than male; has a rusty throat and breast, white belly.
Juvenile
Speckle-breasted.
Distribution
Eastern Bluebirds are found east of the Rockies, southern Canada to the Gulf States and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush
Habitat
Found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.
Behaviour
The bright blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, fluttering down to the mowed grass to capture a grasshopper, cricket or beetle makes this species a favorite of birders.
