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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sialia mexicana | Western Bluebird 



ABBREVIATION : 
SIME

COMMON NAMES : 
   western bluebird


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for western bluebird is Sialia
mexicana Swainson [1,2].  Subspecies listed in the 1957 American
Ornithologists' Union Checklist (the last to include subspecies) include
[1,8]:

S. m. mexicana
S. m. bairdi Ridgway, chestnut-backed bluebird
S. m. occidentalis Townsend, western bluebird
S. m. anabelae Anthony, San Pedro bluebird

The breeding ranges of western and mountain bluebird (S. currucoides)
overlap extensively in the western United States, but the two species
have slightly different habitat preferences [1,32].


ORDER : 
Passeriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The western bluebird was on the Audubon Society's Blue List in 1972 and
was listed again from 1978 to 1981 [60].  It was considered of special
concern in 1982 and of local concern in 1986.  Population declines
continue in some areas [21].  Atwood [3] compiled listings of western
landbirds; the western bluebird is listed as a candidate species in
Washington, a sensitive (vulnerable) species in Oregon, and sensitive
(declining population due to limited range or habitat) in Utah.


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, June 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Sialia mexicana | Western Bluebird