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Azulejo Oriental

Sialia sialis

Least Concern

Longitud

17,5 cm

Envergadura

27,0 cm

Peso

31,0 g

Familia

Turdidae

Orden

Passeriformes

Acerca de

Azulejo oriental, 16-21 cm. Macho azul vivo en dorso, pecho castaño, vientre blanco; hembra más apagada. Habita prados, bordes de bosque y zonas rurales del este de Norteamérica. Insectívoro. Preocupación menor.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Body Length	17,5 cm	6.9 in
Envergadura	27,0 cm	10.6 in
Peso	31,0 g	1.09 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males are vivid royal blue above with a rusty-red breast and white belly. Females are grey-blue with a paler rust breast.

Pico

Short, thin, dark bill

Habitat & Range

Open woodland, farmland edges, orchards, and parks with scattered trees and open ground. Readily uses nest boxes.

🌾 Pastizal

Distribución geográfica

Eastern North America from southern Canada to Honduras and Nicaragua. Partially migratory.

Diet & Feeding

Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to catch prey.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 13-19 days. Fledging: 18-19 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

4-5

Sonido

Canto

A rich, melodious warbled 'chur-wi, tur-a-lee' song. Both sexes sing. Call is a soft, musical 'turee'. Song is gentle and flute-like, suggesting a small thrush. Given from exposed perch.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Passeriformes (Aves Canoras)
Familia	Turdidae (Zorzales)
Genus	Sialia
Especies	Sialia sialis

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name
German	Hüttensänger
Spanish	Azulejo Oriental

Distribution

Azulejo Oriental has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇩🇪 Alemania 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos 🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Azulejo Oriental eat?

Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to catch prey.

Where does the Azulejo Oriental live?

Open woodland, farmland edges, orchards, and parks with scattered trees and open ground. Readily uses nest boxes.

Is the Azulejo Oriental endangered?

The Azulejo Oriental has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Azulejo Oriental nest?

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 13-19 days. Fledging: 18-19 days.

What does the Azulejo Oriental sound like?

A rich, melodious warbled 'chur-wi, tur-a-lee' song. Both sexes sing. Call is a soft, musical 'turee'. Song is gentle and flute-like, suggesting a small thrush. Given from exposed perch.

How big is the Azulejo Oriental?

The Azulejo Oriental has a body length of 17.5 cm, wingspan of 27.0 cm, weight of 31.0 g.

What order and family does the Azulejo Oriental belong to?

The Azulejo Oriental (Sialia sialis) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae.