Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

Notes 4

Like the leopard, they pounce from above!

Like Black Phoebes (and leopards), bluebirds like to hunt by sitting on a high perch overlooking an open area and flinging themselves at prey that goes by. These are less common but I do see them in suburban yards, parks, and campuses (and tons in Arastradero Preserve and Fremont Older Open Space Preserve). They're often not very brightly colored and rather greyish overall. Adult males have blue heads and throats and are more and brighter blue.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) anonymous, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sialia_mexicana_07089.JPG
  2. (c) Sarah Stierch, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Sarah Stierch, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/7333917558/
  3. (c) Pablo Leautaud, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/pleautaud/2417948600/
  4. (c) sea-kangaroo, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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Color blue, grey, red
Status native