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Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCavity nestSmall · 28 g
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 1
Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Vickers · cc-by
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 2
Photo: Sandysphotos2009 · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 3
Photo: Chelsea Carroll · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 4
Photo: Chris Bowman · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 5
Photo: Chris Bowman · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 6
Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 7
Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 8
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 9
Photo: Chris Bowman · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), photo 10
Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

What the Eastern Bluebird sounds like

Sonogram of the Eastern Bluebird: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Call, song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Eastern Bluebird: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Richardson Nature Center, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Eastern Bluebird: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Richardson Nature Center, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Eastern bluebirds measure 16–21 cm (6.3–8.3 in) long, span 25–32 cm (9.8–12.6 in) across the wings, and weigh 27–34 g (0.95–1.20 oz). Male bluebirds have a bright head, back, and wings. Their breast is a brownish red. Females are lighter with gray on the head and back and some blue on their wings and tail. In females, the breast is usually lighter in color than in males, and is more orange.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Eastern Bluebird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Eastern Bluebird

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Canada Mexico Guatemala Bermuda Honduras Nicaragua El Salvador Bahamas St. Pierre & Miquelon

Recorded as a rare visitor in Belize, Cuba.

About the Eastern Bluebird

The eastern bluebird is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Western BluebirdSialia mexicanaThe western bluebird is a small stocky bird with a length of 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in). Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesThe mountain bluebird is 15.5–18 cm (6.1–7.1 in) in length, weighs 24–37 g (0.85–1.31 oz), and has a wingspan of 11.0-14.2 in (28-36 cm).

Side by side: Eastern Bluebird vs Western Bluebird · Eastern Bluebird vs Mountain Bluebird

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