Breeding Location:
On the ground., Shallow holes or grassy tussock
Breeding Type:
Monogamous
Breeding Population:
Yes but uncommon
Egg Color:
Light blue or green with brown specks
Number of Eggs:
4 - 7
Incubation Days:
14
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Lined with finer materials., Grass, inner bark, roots, moss.
Migration:
Migratory
Recommended Products:
General
Bluethroat: Small thrush with brown upperparts, striking blue bib with rust-brown central spot, black and brown-orange bands across breast, thick white eyebrow, and white underparts. Tail is dark with rust-brown base. Female and juvenile have white throat with dark border.
Range and Habitat
Bluethroat: Breeds in northwestern Alaska and Eurasia in marshy scrub around lakes and bogs. Spends winters mostly on salt mashes or around the edges of reed beds.
Breeding and Nesting
Bluethroat: Four to seven light blue or green eggs with brown specks are laid in a nest made of grass, inner bark, roots, and moss, lined with finer materials, and built atop a grassy tussock or in a shallow hole. Female incubates eggs for about 14 days.
Foraging and Feeding
Bluethroat: Eats mostly insects, small snails, earthworms, seeds, and some berries; forages on the ground or in low bushes.
Readily Eats
Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal
Vocalization
Bluethroat: Call is "buyt-tock." Has clear bell-like "ting-ting-ting" at the beginning of its varied, melodious song, which often includes imitations of other birds.
Similar Species
Bluethroat: Siberian Rubythroat has white to buff throat, brown tail, and lacks black moustache stripe and streaky necklace.
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