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 Bluebird North American migratory bird of the thrush family. The Eastern bluebird is among the first spring rivals in the North. It is about 7 in. long. The plumage of the male appears a vivid blue in bright lights and black at a distance; the breast is cinnamon red, the underparts white. The females covering is duller.
It usually nests in orchards or on the edges of wood lands but will also use nesting boxes . As a destroyer of insects it is of great value; Other related birds on the mountain, the Western of chestnut backed, and the Florida bluebirds. The bluebird it has a cheerful call warbling song. |
