Western Bluebird
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(New page: image: westernbluebird.jpg '''Common Name:''' Western Bluebird '''Scientific Name:''' Sialia mexicana '''Size:''' 6-7 inches (17-19cm) '''Habitat:''' The Pacific Coast, parts of ...) |
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'''Size:''' 6-7 inches (17-19cm) | '''Size:''' 6-7 inches (17-19cm) | ||
| - | '''Habitat:''' | + | '''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. | '''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. | '''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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