Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (6)
Judith A. Guinan, Patricia A. Gowaty, and Elsie K. Eltzroth
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 19, 2008
Text last updated November 19, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | siàlia occidental |
| Croatian | riđoboka modrorepka |
| Dutch | Blauwkeelsialia |
| English | Western Bluebird |
| English (United States) | Western Bluebird |
| French | Merlebleu de l'Ouest |
| French (France) | Merlebleu de l'Ouest |
| German | Blaukehl-Hüttensänger |
| Icelandic | Holuskotta |
| Japanese | チャカタルリツグミ |
| Norwegian | vestblåfugl |
| Polish | błękitnik meksykański |
| Russian | Западная сиалия |
| Serbian | Zapadna plavica |
| Slovak | salašník hájový |
| Spanish | Azulejo Occidental |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Azulejo Garganta Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Azulejo occidental |
| Swedish | västsialia |
| Turkish | Batılı Mavi Ardıç |
| Ukrainian | Блакитник західний |
Sialia mexicana Swainson, 1832
PROTONYM:
Sialia Mexicana
Swainson, 1832. Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Part second, the birds 2(1831), p.202.
TYPE LOCALITY:
tableland of Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SIALIA
- mexicana
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Western Bluebird
