Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Crows, Jays and Magpies :: Pinyon Jay

Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Described by: Wied (1841)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Gymnorhinus cyanocephala, Gymnorhinus cyanocephala

Photographs

Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, California, USA - Dec 31, 2002 © Glen Tepke  Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, California, USA - Dec 31, 2002 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

Main breeding range is in the w. United States from c. Oregon, s. Idaho to ec. Montana and w. South Dakota s. to nw. Mexico (n. Baja), s. Nevada, nw. and ec. Arizona, c. New Mexico and w. Oklahoma.
Occasionally disperses outside it usual breeding range to coastal California, w. Oregon, w. Washington, sw. Canada (sw. British Columbia), n. Idaho, nw. Montana, w. Great Plains, c. Texas, se. Arizona and nw New Mexico.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

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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