Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicanaSwainson, WJ, 1832
English (US) Western Bluebird
The Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sialia mexicana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Bluebird
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1832
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Sialia mexicana occidentalis
- Sialia mexicana bairdi
- Sialia mexicana jacoti
- Sialia mexicana amabilis
- Sialia mexicana nelsoni
- Sialia mexicana mexicana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sialia Mexicana
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1832
- Type locality
- tableland of Mexico.
- Original description
- Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Part second, the birds pt.2 p.202
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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