Adopted 1931
What is the state bird of Idaho?
The Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides, named Idaho's state bird in 1931. One other state shares it.
- State bird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Scientific name
- Sialia currucoides
- Year adopted
- 1931
- Shared with
- Nevada
- Status in Idaho
- a summer resident that nests here
- Nesting season here
- May–July
- Size
- 6.3–7.9 in, 1.1 oz
- State raptor
- Peregrine Falcon (2004)
Seeing a Mountain Bluebird in Idaho
In Idaho the Mountain Bluebird is a summer resident that nests here. Male entirely sky blue. Female grey with blue wings and tail. Soft 'few' calls.
Other states with the Mountain Bluebird
Idaho shares its bird with Nevada. Most state birds were picked in the 1920s and 1930s, often through school votes and women's club campaigns, and popular, widespread birds were chosen again and again.
Frequently asked
What is the state bird of Idaho?
The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), adopted in 1931.
When did Idaho choose its state bird?
1931.
Do other states have the same state bird as Idaho?
Yes: Nevada.
Can you see the Mountain Bluebird in Idaho all year?
In Idaho it is a summer resident that nests here. Nesting runs about May to July.
Does Idaho have other official birds?
Peregrine Falcon (state raptor, 2004).
Adoption years from state archives and statutes as compiled in the List of U.S. state birds.