Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

The Mountain Bluebird is a medium-sized bird weighing about 30 g with a length from 16–20 cm. They have light underbellies and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills that are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter beneath. Adult females have duller blue wings and tail, grey breast, grey crown, throat and back. In fresh fall plumage, the female's throat and breast are tinged with red-orange, brownish near the flank contrasting with white tail underparts.
The Beautiful Mountain Bluebird I photographed this Mountain Bluebird at my Estes Park home. He sat and posed for me while I took picture after picture (despite the cold weather)! Mountain Bluebird,Sialia currucoides

Naming

*Western Bluebird
⤷ Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird A mountain bluebird rests on a fence post on a warm Montana plains morning. Captured in south-central Montana. Birds,Geotagged,Montana,Mountain Bluebird,Sialia currucoides,United States

Behavior

Their call is a thin 'few'; while their song is warbled high 'chur chur.'
Dropped My Berry Juniper berry got away from this Mountain Bluebird! Geotagged,Mountain Bluebird,Sialia currucoides,United States,Winter

Reproduction

Their breeding habitat is open country across western North America, including mountain areas, as far north as Alaska. They nest in pre-existing cavities or in nest boxes. In remote areas, these birds are less affected by competition for natural nesting locations than other bluebirds. Mountain Bluebirds are a monogamous breed. The male can be seen singing from bare branches. The singing takes place right at dawn, just when the sun rises. Females usually build the nests themselves. Eggs are pale blue and unmarked, sometimes white. The clutch size is four or five eggs. Young are naked and helpless at hatching and may have some down. Incubation normally last 14 days and the young will take about 21 days before they leave the nest. Both males and females fiercely protect the nest.
Mountain Bluebird - male  Geotagged,Mountain Bluebird,Sialia currucoides,Spring,United States

Food

These birds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects, also flying from a perch to catch them. They mainly eat insects and berries. They may forage in flocks in winter, when they mainly eat grasshoppers. Mountain Bluebirds will come to a platform feeder with live meal worms, berries, or peanuts.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTurdidae
GenusSialia
SpeciesS. currucoides