bluebird

[bloo-burd]

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noun

any of several small North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having predominantly blue plumage, as the eastern S. sialis, which has a blue back and a reddish-brown breast.
fairy bluebird.
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bluebird

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noun

any North American songbird of the genus Sialia , having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
any songbird of the genus Irena , of S and SE Asia, having a blue-and-black plumage: family Irenidae
any of various other birds having a blue plumage

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bluebird¹

First recorded in 1680–90; blue + bird

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I don’t like house sparrows when I see them near bluebirds.

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California — touted as a great backdrop for outdoor education because of its frequent bluebird days — is experiencing increasingly fierce wildfires and punishing heat.

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Secondary cavity nesters include other birds — bluebirds, tree swallows, various wrens and owls, and even wood ducks — as well as flying squirrels, bats and more.

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In spring, find western bluebirds, great horned owls and tree frogs, chipmunks, buttercups, warblers and three species of hummingbirds.

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ALTA, Utah — It was a bluebird morning at the Alta Ski Area, and Carol Bowling, 76, was looking for fresh powder.

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blue billy blue-black

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