Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Bluebird, Arctic Bluebird

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bechstein, 1798

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, forest, montane moist forest, temperate rassland. From 1,000 - 3,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada (B), Mexico, USA (B).

Vagrant to St Pierre and Miquelon (P).

Central and eastern Alaska, western and central Canada and western USA. Non-breeding south to south-western and south-central USA and western and central Mexico.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 5,200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) [XC441351]
by id from Opal City, Crooked River National Grasslands, Jefferson County, Oregon, United States (call)

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) [XC441348]
by Thomas Magarian from Opal City, Crooked River National Grasslands, Jefferson County, Oregon, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been suggested that specific name currucoides inapplicable, and that name arctica is required. Occasionally hybridizes with Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis).

References
See References.

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