Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird 



ABBREVIATION : 
SICU

COMMON NAMES : 
   mountain bluebird


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of mountain bluebird is Sialia
currucoides (Bechstein).  There are no currently recognized subspecies
[1,2].

The breeding ranges of mountain bluebird and western bluebird (S.
mexicana) overlap extensively in the western United States.  However,
the two species are largely allopatric during the breeding season
because of habitat preference [1,29].  A male mountain
bluebird was observed paired with a female eastern bluebird (S. sialis)
in Minnesota.  Two young fledged from that nest [56], and another
association of the same type produced four fledglings [6].  Mountain
bluebirds and eastern bluebirds are also sympatric in South Dakota [45].


ORDER : 
Passeriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Atwood [4] compiled state status lists for small western landbirds; of
the western states, mountain bluebird was only listed by Colorado, and
its status was "undetermined."


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, June 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Sialia currucoides. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird