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Eastern bluebird

Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.5 g to 30.4 g and live up to 8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Photo: Sandysphotos2009 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eastern bluebird

Weight
27.5 g – 30.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14.1 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.41src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
10.5 months – 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the eastern bluebird live?

Not recorded

What is the eastern bluebird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.

The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. The male's call includes sometimes soft warbles of jeew or chir-wi, or the melodious song chiti WEEW wewidoo.

It is the state bird of Missouri and New York.

From the Wikipedia article “Eastern bluebird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_bluebird&oldid=1379095184), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the eastern bluebird endangered?

The eastern bluebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the eastern bluebird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusSialia
  7. SpeciesSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Motacilla sialis, Sialia azurea, Sialia wilsoni

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Blue-birdEnglish
  • العصفور الأزرق الشرقيArabic
  • Uzaq şərq mavi quşuAzerbaijani
  • siàlia orientalCatalan
  • Siàlid de l'estCatalan
  • ᏣᏉᎳᏕCherokee
  • salašník modrýCzech
  • glas y DwyrainWelsh
  • Østlig SialiaDanish
  • RotkehlhüttensängerGerman
  • Rotkehl-HüttensängerGerman
  • ChihopèkëlisDelaware
  • Orienta blubirdoEsperanto
  • orienta bluturdoEsperanto
  • Azulejo orientalSpanish
  • Azulejo garganta canelaSpanish
  • ida-sinilindEstonian
  • hohtosinikkaFinnish
  • Merlebleu de l'EstFrench
  • Merlebleu de l’EstFrench
  • Gorméan tarr-ruaIrish
  • riđoprsa modrorepkaCroatian
  • vörösbegyű kékmadárHungarian
  • Azzurrino orientaleItalian
  • Uccello azzurro orientaleItalian
  • ルリツグミJapanese
  • rytinė mėlynoji paukštėLithuanian
  • Rytinis mėlynasis strazdasLithuanian
  • Tsiròn:iareMohawk
  • RoodkeelsialiaDutch
  • østblåfuglNorwegian
  • Owiiskaa (o-wais’-sa)Ojibwa
  • błękitnik rudogardłyPolish
  • Azulão-orientalPortuguese
  • azulejo-orientalPortuguese
  • azulino-orientalPortuguese
  • Восточная сиалияRussian
  • Ji:nyóae’Seneca
  • salašník modrochrbtýSlovak
  • Istočna plavicaSerbian
  • источна плава птицаSerbian
  • östsialiaSwedish
  • Doğu mavi kuşuTurkish
  • Doğulu Mavi ArdıçTurkish
  • блакитник східнийUkrainian
  • 东蓝鸲Chinese
  • 東方藍鶇Chinese

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Relatives of the eastern bluebird

Other species in the same genus Sialia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eastern bluebird?

An adult eastern bluebird weighs 27.5 g – 30.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eastern bluebird endangered?

The eastern bluebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the eastern bluebird live?

The eastern bluebird has a recorded lifespan of 8 years.

What kind of animal is the eastern bluebird?

The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{eastern_bluebird_2026,
  title = {Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-bluebird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}