 A male Eastern Bluebird in Saline County, Kansas Image by Dehaan, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
BluebirdBluebird Bluebird Genus of birds This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Bluebird (disambiguation). The bluebirds are a North American[1] group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous passerine birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family (Turdidae). Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. Quick facts Bluebirds, Scientific classification ... Bluebirds A male Eastern bluebird in Texas Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Subfamily: Myadestinae Genus: Sialia Swainson, 1827 Type species Motacilla sialis Linnaeus, 1758 Species Mountain bluebird S. currucoides Western bluebird S. mexicana Eastern bluebird S. sialis Close Bluebirds lay an average of 4 to 6 eggs per clutch. They will usually brood two or… (Source: Wikipedia)
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