According to the ABA (American Birding Association), there are 99 families of birds in North America and 1,133 individual species. In this post, we are looking through those families and finding examples of blue birds. We have discounted any exotics or escapee sightings.
There are 19 families that contain blue or partly blue colored birds, and we have chosen one bird from each family.
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Family – Anatidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
Family – Rallidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – South eastern continental United States spreading along the south
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Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
Family – Procellariidae
Status – Near Threatened
Distribution – Off the Pacific west coast
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Family – Sulidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – South west coast, mainly around the Gulf of California
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Family – Ardeidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Family – Alcedinidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Family – Falconidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Family – Vireonidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across eastern parts of continental United States
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Family – Corvidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Family – Paridae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across eastern parts of continental United States
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Family – Hirundinidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States and parts of Alaska
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Family – Sittidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Family – Polioptilidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States
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Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)
Family – Mimidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Occasional sightings in southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
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Family – Turdidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across eastern and central parts ofcontinental United States
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Family – Muscicapidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Limited sightings along the Pacific west coast
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Family – Cardinalidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Across continental United States, concentrated in the south east
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Family – Parulidae
Status – Near Threatened
Distribution – Migratory to south eastern parts of continental United States
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Blue Bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina)
Family – Cardinalidae
Status – Least Concern
Distribution – Limited sightings along the south western coast of Texas
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There are some stunning birds on our list. Interesting that the majority of them are of least concern status. Maybe there is an inherent success in being a blue bird!
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