Eastern Bluebird vs Mountain Bluebird

Sialia sialis 比較対象 Sialia currucoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Eastern Bluebird Mountain Bluebird
学名 Sialia sialis Sialia currucoides
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Turdidae Turdidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 17.5 cm (6.9 in)
翼開長 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 22.8 cm (9.0 in)
体重 31.0 g (1.09 oz) 30.075 g (1.06 oz)
食性 Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to … --
一腹卵数 4-5 5-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Eastern Bluebird 17.5 cm
Mountain Bluebird
翼開長
Eastern Bluebird 27.0 cm
Mountain Bluebird 22.8 cm
体重
Eastern Bluebird 31.0 g
Mountain Bluebird 30.075 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Eastern Bluebird only

None

Mountain Bluebird only

None

Eastern Bluebird

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

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Bluebird

さえずり

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.

Mountain Bluebird

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Bluebird

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

Mountain Bluebird

保全状況

Least Concern

Eastern Bluebird

Least Concern

Mountain Bluebird

How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Bluebird

羽毛

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

くちばし

Short, thin, dark bill

Mountain Bluebird

About These Birds

Eastern Bluebird

北米に生息するヒタキで、青い上面とオレンジ色の胸を持つ。巣箱の設置プログラムにより個体数が回復した。

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