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Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

The Mountain Bluebird is a beautiful bird with bright blue feathers. They love to sing and can often be seen flying high in the sky, especially in open areas.

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The Mountain Bluebird is known for its stunning sky-blue plumage, particularly bright on males. Females are a duller grey-blue, with more blue on their wings and tail. They lack the rusty-orange breast seen on other bluebird species, making them uniquely vibrant.

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Mountain Bluebird
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Mountain Bluebird

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Mountain Bluebirds are the official state bird of Idaho and Nevada. Wow!

Sometimes they dart out from perches to catch flying insects right in the air.

Their dazzling blue color comes from how light hits their feathers, not blue pigment!

They often gather in large flocks during winter, sometimes hundreds strong.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hover Hunt

Mountain Bluebird can hover in mid-air because of their strong wings, which helps them spot insects on the ground.

Fähigkeit

Cavity Keeper

Mountain Bluebird has a knack for finding old tree hollows or nest boxes that helps them keep their eggs and chicks safe.

Fähigkeit

Feather Shield

Mountain Bluebird has special dense feathers that helps them stay warm and survive cold mountain temperatures.

Maße und Details

Länge
15-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
28-35 cm
Gewicht
0.028-0.035 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-10 Jahre
Top Speed
48 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-7
Brutzeit
13-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
1500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These adaptable birds enjoy a mix of insects in summer and tasty berries when it gets cold.

Altersunterschiede: Young chicks are fed only insects by their parents, but adults eat both insects and fruits seasonally.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grasshoppers
  • Beetles
  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Juniper berries
  • Elderberries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Grasshopper

Schistocerca americana

a common insect prey for these bluebirds

eats

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

provides important winter berries for food

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

a fast raptor that hunts bluebirds

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

sometimes preys on eggs or chicks in nests

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Mountain Bluebird?

15-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mountain Bluebird?

28-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Mountain Bluebird?

0.028-0.035 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mountain Bluebird?

6-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Mountain Bluebird?

48 km/h

Was frisst Mountain Bluebird?

These adaptable birds enjoy a mix of insects in summer and tasty berries when it gets cold.

Wo findet man Mountain Bluebird normalerweise?

Mountain regions

Wie jagt Mountain Bluebird?

Foraging

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