Adopted 1967
What is the state bird of Nevada?
The Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides, named Nevada's state bird in 1967. One other state shares it.
- State bird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Scientific name
- Sialia currucoides
- Year adopted
- 1967
- Shared with
- Idaho
- Status in Nevada
- present all year
- Nesting season here
- May–July
- Size
- 6.3–7.9 in, 1.1 oz
Seeing a Mountain Bluebird in Nevada
In Nevada the Mountain Bluebird is present all year. Male entirely sky blue. Female grey with blue wings and tail. Soft 'few' calls.
Other states with the Mountain Bluebird
Nevada shares its bird with Idaho. 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 Nevada?
The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), adopted in 1967.
When did Nevada choose its state bird?
1967.
Do other states have the same state bird as Nevada?
Yes: Idaho.
Can you see the Mountain Bluebird in Nevada all year?
In Nevada it is present all year. Nesting runs about May to July.
Adoption years from state archives and statutes as compiled in the List of U.S. state birds.