Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusSialia (Bluebirds)
- SpeciesSialia currucoides (Mountain Bluebird)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bluebird sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 672 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grand Teton National Park
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Bluebird in Grand Teton National Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bluebird sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 672 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Bluebird in Grand Teton National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Bluebird in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.