New Mexico
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
(L 7.25" WS 14" Wt 1 oz)
Bosque del Apache
Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
08, 13 Mar2012
Found in more colder habitats
than other bluebirds.
than other bluebirds.
females
Siala in Greek is a bird mentioned by
Athenaeus and Hesychius; currucoides in
Greek means resembling Sylvia curruca
which is a Lesser Whitethroat warbler.
Athenaeus and Hesychius; currucoides in
Greek means resembling Sylvia curruca
which is a Lesser Whitethroat warbler.
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