Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana - Merlebleu de l'Ouest

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Turdidés

  • Genus
    :

    Sialia

  • Species
    :

    mexicana

Descriptor

Swainson, 1832

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 19 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 24 à 31 g
Longevity

4 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Merlebleu de l'Ouest
♂ adult
Merlebleu de l'Ouest
♀ adult

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

  • Sialia mexicana mexicana (sc Mexico)
  • Sialia mexicana occidentalis (sw Canada to n Baja California. nw Mexico.)
  • Sialia mexicana bairdi (interior w USA to Sonora and Chihuahua. nw Mexico.)
  • Sialia mexicana jacoti (sc USA and ne Mexico)
  • Sialia mexicana amabilis (nc Mexico)
  • Sialia mexicana nelsoni (c Mexico)

Foreign names

  • Merlebleu de l'Ouest,
  • Azulejo occidental,
  • azulino-ocidental,
  • Blaukehl-Hüttensänger,
  • mexikói kékmadár,
  • Blauwkeelsialia,
  • Azzurrino occidentale,
  • västsialia,
  • Vestblåfugl,
  • salašník hájový,
  • salašník západní,
  • Vestlig Sialia,
  • purppurasinikka,
  • siàlia occidental,
  • błękitnik meksykański,
  • rietumu zilputniņš,
  • Западная сиалия,
  • チャカタルリツグミ,
  • 西蓝鸲,
  • västsialia,
  • 西方藍鶇,

Voice song and cries

Merlebleu de l'Ouest
♂ adult

Habitat

Merlebleu de l'Ouest
♀ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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