What is the state bird of Missouri?
The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, named Missouri's state bird in 1927. One other state shares it.
- State bird
- Eastern Bluebird
- Scientific name
- Sialia sialis
- Year adopted
- 1927
- Shared with
- New York
- Status in Missouri
- present all year
- Nesting season here
- April–August
- Size
- 6.3–8.3 in, 0.9–1.1 oz
- State game bird
- Northern Bobwhite (2007)
Seeing a Eastern Bluebird in Missouri
In Missouri the Eastern Bluebird is present all year. Male vivid blue above with a rusty-orange throat and breast and white belly. Female greyer with blue wings and tail and a paler orange breast. Soft, warbling "chur-lee, chur-chur-lee" song; a quiet "tu-a-wee" call.
Other states with the Eastern Bluebird
Missouri shares its bird with New York. 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 Missouri?
The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), adopted in 1927.
When did Missouri choose its state bird?
1927.
Do other states have the same state bird as Missouri?
Yes: New York.
Can you see the Eastern Bluebird in Missouri all year?
In Missouri it is present all year. Nesting runs about April to August.
Does Missouri have other official birds?
Northern Bobwhite (state game bird, 2007).
Adoption years from state archives and statutes as compiled in the List of U.S. state birds.