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Bird name:

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecicaOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Thrushes (Turdidae)
Codes: Common Name: Blue Scientific Name: LUSSVE ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179818
Least Concern
 
Bluethroat Breeding Male
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Overview

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. Rather swift, deliberate direct flight on rapidly beating wings.

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.

Topo Map: Perching-like Body


Listen to Call

Voice Text

"buyt-tock", "ting-ting-ting"

Interesting Facts

 A group of thrushes are collectively known as a "hermitage" and a "mutation" of thrushes.


Bird Term Glossary



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Range Map for Bluethroat

Related Birds

Siberian Rubythroat
Red-flanked Bluetail
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Luscinia svecica
Length4.5 - 5.5 Inches
Wingspan9 Inches

Bluethroat

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. Rather swift, deliberate direct flight on rapidly beating wings.

● Song: "buyt-tock", "ting-ting-ting"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bluethroat: Eats mostly insects, small snails, earthworms, seeds, and some berries; forages on the ground or in low bushes.

● Breeding & 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.

● Similar species: Bluethroat: Siberian Rubythroat has white to buff throat, brown tail, and lacks black moustache stripe and streaky necklace.

Flight Pattern

Rather swift deliberate direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Bluethroat Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & 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.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationYes but uncommon
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.8 Ounces
Perching-like BodyX
UnderpartsX
Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
BreastX
The upper front part of a bird.
EyebrowX
Also called the supercilicum or superciliary it is the arch of feathers over each eye.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

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.

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ITIS CodesX

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To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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