Eastern Bluebird vs Northern Red-legged Thrush

Sialia sialis 비교 대상 Turdus plumbeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Eastern Bluebird Northern Red-legged Thrush
학명 Sialia sialis Turdus plumbeus
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Turdidae Turdidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 17.5 cm (6.9 in)
날개 폭 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 24.3 cm (9.6 in)
체중 31.0 g (1.09 oz) 74.51499999999999 g (2.63 oz)
식성 Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to … --
산란 수 4-5 2-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Eastern Bluebird 17.5 cm
Northern Red-legged Thrush
날개 폭
Eastern Bluebird 27.0 cm
Northern Red-legged Thrush 24.3 cm
체중
Eastern Bluebird 31.0 g
Northern Red-legged Thrush 74.51499999999999 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Eastern Bluebird only

Northern Red-legged Thrush only

Eastern Bluebird

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

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Bluebird

노래

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.

Northern Red-legged Thrush

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Bluebird

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

Northern Red-legged Thrush

보전 상태

Least Concern

Eastern Bluebird

Least Concern

Northern Red-legged Thrush

How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Bluebird

깃털

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

부리

Short, thin, dark bill

Northern Red-legged Thrush

About These Birds

Eastern Bluebird

동부파랑새는 북미에서 행복의 상징으로 사랑받는 새이다. 한때 농약과 집 짓기 경쟁으로 급감했지만, 둥지 박스 설치 운동 덕분에 개체군이 크게 회복되었다. 수컷은 짙은 파란 윗면과 녹슨 붉은 가슴을 자랑한다.

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