Mountain Bluebird
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Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Badlands National Park
313 Verified records at Badlands National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a migratory small thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America. It has a light underbelly and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills and are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter underneath. Adult females have duller blue wings and tail, grey breast, grey crown, throat and back. In fresh fall plumage, the female's throat and breast are tinged with red-orange which is brownish near the flank, contrasting with white tail underparts. Their call is a thin 'few' while their song is a warbled high 'chur chur'. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bluebird sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Eastern Bluebird
LC

Eastern Bluebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sialia sialis

<5% · Rare
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

40–50% · Likely
Townsend's Solitaire
LC

Townsend's Solitaire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myadestes townsendi

<5% · Rare
Swainson's Thrush
LC

Swainson's Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus ustulatus

<5% · Rare
Western Meadowlark
LC

Western Meadowlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnella neglecta

90–100% · Very likely
Rock Wren
LC Endemic

Rock Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Salpinctes obsoletus

60–70% · Likely
Cliff Swallow
LC

Cliff Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

50–60% · Likely
Red-winged Blackbird
LC

Red-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelaius phoeniceus

50–60% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

50–60% · Likely
Horned Lark
LC Endemic

Horned Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremophila alpestris

40–50% · Likely
Say's Phoebe
LC Endemic

Say's Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis saya

40–50% · Likely
Lark Sparrow
LC

Lark Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chondestes grammacus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
7 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
8 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
11 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
12 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
23 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
24 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
26 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Bluebird in Badlands National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bluebird sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Bluebird in Badlands National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Bluebird in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.

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