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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sialia sialis | Eastern Bluebird 



ABBREVIATION : 
SISI

COMMON NAMES : 
   eastern bluebird


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for eastern bluebird is Sialia
sialis (Linnaeus) [3,59].  It is a member of the family Muscicapidae
[59].

Subspecies recognized in the American Ornithologist's Union 1957
checklist (the last edition including subspecies) include [2]:

S. s. sialis Linnnaeus, eastern bluebird
S. s. grata Bangs, Florida bluebird
S. s. episcopus Oberholser, Tamaulipas bluebird
S. s. fulva Brewster, azure bluebird

Eastern bluebird interbreed with mountain bluebird (S. currucoides) [46].


ORDER : 
Passeriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Atwood [4] compiled state status lists of western landbirds; eastern
bluebird was listed as of special concern in Montana and a "watch"
species in North Dakota.  Eastern bluebird was on the Audubon Society's
Blue List (1986) in 1972, from 1978 to 1982, and of Special Concern in
1986 [74].  In a 1979 compilation of state lists eastern bluebird was
listed as rare and/or endangered in Connecticut (1976), existing in
limited numbers in Massachussetts, and uncommon and declining in New
Hampshire [75].  It was listed in the South Dakota Natural Heritage
Database as a species monitored by the South Dakota Department of Game,
Fish, and Parks; apparently secure in the breeding season in South
Dakota, though rare statewide and with cause for long-term concern.  It
was rated globally secure though rare in parts of its range [76].

In Canada, the eastern bluebird is listed as vulnerable in Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan [77].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, July 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

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