LC
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 28 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 14,800,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 9,410,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 23000000 mature individuals poor inferred 2019
Population trend increasing - inferred -
Generation length 2.22 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is inferred to number 23 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species is increasing at an average rate of 2% per year (Partners in Flight 2019). Short-term trends suggest that the population in North America increased by 11% over the past ten years (Pardieck et al. 2018)


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Bahamas extant vagrant
Belize extant vagrant
Bermuda (to UK) extant native yes
Canada extant native yes yes
Cuba extant vagrant
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) extant vagrant
USA extant native yes yes yes
Virgin Islands (to USA) extant vagrant

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable breeding
Forest Boreal suitable breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major non-breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable breeding
Altitude 700 - 2700 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/eastern-bluebird-sialia-sialis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.