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BluebirdEastern Common Name:
Eastern Bluebird
 
 
Scientific Name: Sialia sialis

 

Body Length & Habitat: 7 Inches / Open Areas with Scattered Trees

 

Comment: Male is blue on back and head with a red-orange breast. Females are not as bright blue. Bluebird houses have helped this native songbird increase in population after a decline due to competition for habitat from invasive species.