Western bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Bird
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CA Special Concern
California Species of Special Concern
Brilliant blue male, rusty-orange chest; gray female. Native Bay Area cavity nester; insectivore controlling grasshoppers and beetles in gardens and grasslands.
Plants that support Western bluebird
5 plants
Hollyleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
shrub
Fruit
Bay Area native
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
shrub
Fruit
Bay Area native
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
shrub
Fruit
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Western Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
perennial herb
Fruit
Keystone species
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
tree
Fruit
Bay Area native