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Sialia sialis
Photo by GaryT
Photographed: Wellsboro, PA

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.


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