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Mountain Bluebird

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Mountain Bluebird

iMountain Bluebird Conservation status Least Moutain Bluebird Concern Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Sialia Species: S. currucoides Binomial name Sialia currucoides (Bechstein, 1798) The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is Montain Bluebird a medium-sized thrush. Adults have Mountan Bluebird thin bills. Adult males are bright blue, somewhat lighter underneath. Adult females have Mountai Bluebird duller blue wings and tail and a grey breast, grey Mounain Bluebird crown, throat and back. Their breeding habitat is open country across western North America, including mountain areas, as far north as Alaska. They nest in cavities or in nest boxes. In remote areas, these birds are less affected by competition for natural nesting locations than the other bluebirds. Northern birds migrate to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents. Some birds may move to lower elevations in winter. These birds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects, also flies from perch to catching them. They mainly eat insects and berries. They may forage in flocks in winter. This is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sialia currucoides References BirdLife International (2004). Sialia currucoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Search Term: "Mountain_Bluebird" Categories: Bluebirds | United States state birds

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