OTHER NAMES: Western Scrub Jay, Scrub Jay
Latin Etymology: Aphelocoma ("simple hair") californica ("of California")
Adult California Scrub Jay (subspecies A. c. oocleptica) at Berkeley, California - August 2022
Featured Subspecies: Aphelocoma californica oocleptica
Weight: 70-100g / Length: 27-31cm / Wingspan: 38-40cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A dash of bright blue from the trees was usually what I saw of this species - noisy and ubiquitous, it is nonetheless generally a fairly shy species by the standards of corvids, rarely giving me a good look at the brilliant plumage. They are known to cache food for winter, and can remember the location of over 200 such locations.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Aphelocoma
SUBSPECIES: A. c. immanis, A. c. caurina, A. c. oocleptica, A. c. californica, A. c. obscura, A. c. cana, A. c. cactophila, A. c. hypoleuca
- Sighting Locations -
Washington, Oregon and Colorado
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Roy's Redwoods, San Jose, San Francisco and Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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