Western Bluebird

Western Bluebirds are small thrushes that usually perch upright. They are stocky with thin, straight bills and fairly short tails.

Male Western Bluebirds are shiny blue above with rust-orange extending from a vest on the breast onto the upper back. Females are gray-buff with a pale orange wash on the breast and blue tints to the wings and tail. The throat is blue in males and gray-buff in females, and the lower belly is whitish.