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title: "Eastern Bluebird"
description: "Sialia sialis — Birds. The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-bluebird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Bluebird

> Sialia sialis — Birds. The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.

- Scientific name: *Sialia sialis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `farm` (Farm)
- iNaturalist observations: 156115
- Wikidata: [Q600880](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q600880)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12942](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12942)

## Names

- en: Eastern Bluebird
- de: Rotkehlhüttensänger
- es: Azulejo garganta canela
- fr: Merlebleu de l'est
- pt: Pássaro Azul Oriental
- pl: Błękitnik rudogardły

## Countries with the most observations

US (137317), CA (7102), MX (2385), GT (111), HN (111), BM (97), NI (44), SV (25)

## Summary

The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. The male's call includes sometimes soft warbles of jeew or chir-wi, or the melodious song chiti WEEW wewidoo.
It is the state bird of Missouri and New York.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_bluebird

## Photo

![Eastern Bluebird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-bluebird/medium.jpg)

Photo: jeffcherry · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255916177

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-bluebird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).