Western bluebird
Sialia mexicana Swainson, 1832
The western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.9 g to 27.1 g and live up to 5.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the western bluebird
- Weight
- 25.9 g – 27.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.67 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 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
Photos of the western bluebird
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Where does the western bluebird live?
Not recorded
What does the western bluebird sound like?
Is the western bluebird endangered?
The western bluebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the western bluebird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusSialia
- SpeciesSialia mexicana Swainson, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Siàlid de l'oestCatalan
- siàlia occidentalCatalan
- salašník západníCzech
- glas y GorllewinWelsh
- Vestlig SialiaDanish
- BlaukehlhüttensängerGerman
- Blaukehl-HüttensängerGerman
- Okcidenta blubirdoEsperanto
- okcidenta bluturdoEsperanto
- Azulejo occidentalSpanish
- Azulejo garganta azulSpanish
- lääne-sinilindEstonian
- purppurasinikkaFinnish
- Merlebleu de l'OuestFrench
- merle-bleu de l'ouestFrench
- Merlebleu de l’OuestFrench
- riđoboka modrorepkaCroatian
- mexikói kékmadárHungarian
- Azzurrino occidentaleItalian
- Uccello azzurro occidentaleItalian
- チャカタルリツグミJapanese
- vakarinė mėlynoji paukštėLithuanian
- rietumu zilputniņšLatvian
- DóliiłchííʼNavajo
- BlauwkeelsialiaDutch
- vestblåfuglNorwegian
- błękitnik meksykańskiPolish
- Azulão-mexicanoPortuguese
- azulejo-ocidentalPortuguese
- azulino-ocidentalPortuguese
- Западная сиалияRussian
- salašník hájovýSlovak
- Zapadna plavicaSerbian
- västsialiaSwedish
- Batı mavi kuşuTurkish
- Batılı Mavi ArdıçTurkish
- блакитник західнийUkrainian
- 西蓝鸲Chinese
- 西方藍鶇Chinese
- 西藍鴝Chinese
Relatives of the western bluebird
Other species in the same genus Sialia.
Mountain bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Eastern bluebird
Sialia sialis
CompareWestern bluebird vs Mountain bluebirdWestern bluebird vs Eastern bluebird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the western bluebird?
An adult western bluebird weighs 25.9 g – 27.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the western bluebird endangered?
The western bluebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the western bluebird live?
The western bluebird has a recorded lifespan of 5.2 years.
What kind of animal is the western bluebird?
The western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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