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Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)
Eastern Bluebird Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Dark brown to black in nestlings; Black in adults.
  • Head Pattern: Plain, Unique pattern
  • Crown Color: Blue
  • Forehead Color: Blue
  • Nape Color: Blue
  • Throat Color: Red-orange on front and sides of neck.
  • Cere color: No Data
Eastern Bluebird Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 18-20 cm (7-7.75 in)
  • Weight: 31 g (1.1 oz)
  • Size: Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color Primary: Blue, Rufous or Rust
  • Underparts: White with red-orange breast and flanks.
  • Upperparts: Blue
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Eastern Bluebird Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Slow flight with shallow wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 29-33 cm (11.5-13 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Blue
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Black
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Family
Species Sialia sialis
Length7 - 7.75 Inches
Wingspan12.25 Inches

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird: Small thrush with bright blue upperparts, rust-brown throat and breast, and white belly and vent. Forages in the open from low branches for insects, earthworms, and spiders. Eats mostly berries and seeds in winter. Slow, direct flight with shallow, jerky wing beats.

● Song: "turee", "queedle"

● Foraging & Feeding: Eastern Bluebird: Feeds on insects, earthworms, snails, and other invertebrates, and is highly dependent upon berries during winter; forages from low perches, usually hawking insects.

● Breeding & nesting: Eastern Bluebird: Four to six light blue or white eggs are laid in a loose cup of grass and plant stems built in a natural tree cavity, old woodpecker hole, fence post or bird box; 2 to 50 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Eastern Bluebird: Western Bluebird has gray throat and belly. Female Western Bluebird has a rust-brown tinge on nape and back.

Flight Pattern

Slow flight with shallow wing beats.
Eastern Bluebird Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Eastern Bluebird: Breeds east of Rockies from southeast Canada to Gulf of Mexico; winters in southern portion of breeding range. Inhabits open woodlands, clearings, farmlands, parks, orchards, gardens, fields; often seen along roadsides on utility wires and fences.
BreedingMonogamous, Pairs
PopulationFairly common in range
MigrationSome migrate
Weight1.1 Ounces