Bird name:

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Thrushes (Turdidae)

Code 4

Blue

Code 6

LUSSVE

ITIS

179818

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:

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Lined with finer materials., Grass, inner bark, roots, moss.

Migration:

Migratory

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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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Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Eyebrow

Also called the supercilicum or superciliary it is the arch of feathers over each eye.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

Field Guide to Birds of North America