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Mountain bluebird (female) - (Sialia currucoides)

 Mountain bluebird (female)

 Mountain bluebird (female)

Size: 7 inches
Overall Color: grayish
Occurrence: near water
Diet: insects
Nest: cavity
Field Identification: blue wings, tail, white eye ring
Season: winter

Mountain bluebird (female)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae (thrushes)
Genus: Sialia
species: currucoides

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