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

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Oscar Scherer State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 11, 2004 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 3, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 3, 2005 © William Hull  Colorado, USA - Date unknown © Steve Messick  George Wyth State Park, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA - Dec 12, 2003 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

(1) S. Canada from ec. British Columbia, c. and se. Alberta to Quebec, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia s. e. of the Rocky Mountains c. United States.
Winters in se. United States.
(2) Ec. and se. United States;
(3) S. Florida.
(4) Sc. United States (se. Wyoming and Nebraska to w. Kansas, Oklahoma and n. Texas).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: NatureSound Studio
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 18, 2002 Source: William Hull

References

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

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