Listen to the Mountain bluebird
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About the Mountain bluebird
The Mountain bluebird is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 31 cm and weigh around 3 g.
What does the Mountain bluebird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a migratory small thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America. It has a light underbelly and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills and are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter underneath. Adult females have duller blue wings and tail, grey breast, grey crown, throat and back. In fresh fall plumage, the female's throat and breast are tinged with red-orange which is brownish near the flank, contrasting with white tail underparts. Their call is a thin 'few' while their song is a warbled high 'chur chur'. The mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada. This bird is an omnivore and it can live 6 to 10 years in the wild. It eats spiders, grasshoppers, flies and other insects, and small fruits. The mountain bluebird is a relative of the eastern and western bluebirds.
Related birds in the genus Sialia
More from the family Turdidae
Common blackbird
Turdus merula
Song thrush
Turdus philomelos
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Mistle thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Ring ouzel
Turdus torquatus
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
American robin
Turdus migratorius
Wood thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Orange-headed thrush
Geokichla citrina
Hermit thrush
Catharus guttatus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Mountain bluebird sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Mountain bluebird on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Mountain bluebird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mountain bluebird as “least concern”.
What family does the Mountain bluebird belong to?
The Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Yellowstone sound library - Mountain Bluebird - 001 by NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Blue Bell Campground, Custer State Park, South Dakota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Blue Bell Campground, Custer State Park, South Dakota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q819825 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Mountain bluebird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Elaine R. Wilson – CC BY-SA 2.5