Stats

Lifespan

6-10 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Pair

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

North America

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

A genus of three small North American thrushes named for the males' vivid blue plumage, which comes not from pigment but from microscopic feather structures that scatter blue light. Bluebirds are cavity nesters and readily take to human-provided nest boxes, making them a favorite backyard conservation success story.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
2. 2.
   hatchling

   A pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage and song.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Turdidae

Genus

Sialia