Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusSialia (Bluebirds)
- SpeciesSialia mexicana (Western Bluebird)
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Bluebird in Zion National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Western Bluebird sighting in Zion National Park, based on 515 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Bluebird in Zion National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Western Bluebird in Zion National Park in our monthly data.