OTHER NAMES: Long-crested Jay, Mountain Jay, Pine Jay
Latin Etymology: Cyanocitta ("cyan jay") stelleri (named for Steller)
Featured Subspecies: Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis
Weight: 105g / Length: 29cm / Wingspan: 43-48cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Steller's Jay is a sister species to the famous Blue Jay of North America, the only other species in the genus Cyanocitta, but while that species mainly lives to the East of the Rockies, the Steller's lives in the Rockies themselves and the West. Like other jays they are simultaneously noisy but shy and often only caught in fleeting glimpses.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocitta
SUBSPECIES: C. s. stelleri, C. s. carlottae, C. s. frontalis, C. s. carbonacea, C. s. annectens, C. s. macrolpha, C. s. diademata, C. s. philippsi, C. s. coronata, C. s. purpurea, C. s. azteca, C. s. teotepecensis, C. s. restricta, C. s. ridgwayi, C. s. lazula, C. s. sauvis
- Sighting Locations -
Range centred on the Rockies and Pacific Coast
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Roy's Redwoods, San Francisco and Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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