The Mountain Bluebird is the most vivid blue of the three bluebird species, the male's sky-blue plumage being nearly unmatched among North American passerines. It hunts open montane and subalpine terrain by hovering — a hunting technique used more than in the other bluebirds — before dropping onto insects on the ground. It is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat
Open montane meadows, alpine zones, and sagebrush flats
Diet
Insects, spiders, and berries
How common
Common
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