Western Bluebird

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 '''Size:''' 6-7 inches (17-19cm)
-'''Habitat:''' The Pacific Coast, parts of the Eastern Southwest and Mexico. Prefers edges of open forests and fields.
+'''Habitat:''' North America; the Pacific Coast, parts of the Eastern Southwest and Mexico. Prefers edges of open forests and fields.
-'''Status:''' This species is declining throughout within its range.
+'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 1,400,000 mature individuals. This species is declining throughout within its range.
 '''Diet:''' Insects in summer, fruits and seed in winter.
-'''Breeding:''' 5 pale blue eggs are laid in a woven nest found tree cavities, snags and nest boxes.
+'''Breeding:''' 5 pale blue eggs are laid in a woven nest found tree cavities, snags and nest boxes. Preferred nesting shrub is poison oak.
 '''Cool Facts:''' Western Bluebirds can have help with their nests. Parents of failed nests will help to raise others’ young. It has also been reported that violet-green swallows have helped with the feeding and defense of bluebird nests. Paternity is an issue amongst Western Bluebirds; 19% of all the young were fathered outside the pair bond.
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Revision as of 19:12, 30 December 2010