Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Crows, Jays and Magpies :: Western Scrub-Jay

Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica

Described by: Vigors (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Western Scrub Jay, Scrub Jay, California Jay, Woodhouse's Jay, Sumichrast's Jay
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

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Range

(1) Ex. Sw. Washington to w. Oregon (Willamette Valley). Possibly to sw. Canada (sw. British Columbia).
(2) W. United States in coastal sw. Oregon (Trinity County, Lake County, and Napa County).
(3) W. United States from sc. Oregon to San Francisco Bay and w. Nevada.
(4) W. California in the coastal ranges (s. San Mateo County to sw. Ventura County).
(5) California in arid regions (Eagle Mountain area of Riverside County).
(6) Sw. California and n. Baja s. to Todos Santos Bay.
(7) C. Baja from 2930'N to Bahia Magdalena.
(8) C. and s. Baja in the Cape District.
(9) Wc. United States from se. Oregon and s. Idaho s. through the Great Basin to s. Arizona and nc. Mexico (ne. Sonora and nw. Chihuahua).
(10) Wc. and sc. United States Rocky Mountains e. to w. Oklahoma, w. Texas and nc. Mexico (n. Chihuahua).
(11) Wc. Texas
(12) Nw. Mexico along the e. slope of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
(13) Mountains of ec. Mexico in s. Coahuila and Nuevo Leon to Hidalgo.
(14) Highlands of sc. Mexico from Veracruz to Puebla and Oaxaca.
(15) Sw. Mexico in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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