The Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is a 2.5 to 3-ounce, 12-inch-long, blue and gray crestless jay that is endemic to peninsular Florida's xeric oak scrub and scrubby pine flatwoods. One species, the Unicolored Jay, is blue all over.Some species have a white stripe above the eye and dark ear feathers. Breast bands can be obscured and their supercilium may be difficult to see well. “Woodhouse’s scrub-jay has a more muted pattern, and its behavior seems muted, too: Often uncommon and sparsely distributed, it seems shier and more elusive than the coastal bird.” Woodhouse’s scrub-jay is a dusty blue bird set off by gray-brown and white, with a rounded, crestless head. Al Brown a native of the District of Columbia has always had a desire to become an artist. It has a blue head, wings, and tail, a gray-brown back, grayish underparts, and white eyebrows. Flies with steady bouyant wing beats. Shape: Very plump with a fairly long tail. In 1993, there were estimated to be 4000 breeding pairs left in the wild. In fact, the Florida scrub-jay is the only bird species entirely restricted to the state of Florida. Most of the Scrub Jay's head is a rich deep blue (the top of the head, the nape, and the sides of the head). "The “blue jay” of dry lowlands along the Pacific seaboard, the California Scrub-Jay combines deep azure blue, clean white underparts, and soft gray-brown. Its name is appropriate, for it lives only in Florida scrub, areas of short scrubby oaks growing on sandy soil. Western Scrub-Jay was split into two species, the California Scrub-Jay and Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in 2016 by the American Ornithologist Union. American Crow - Pennsylvania. The throat is whitish with a blue necklace. Island Scrub-Jay: Medium-sized, crestless jay with gray-brown back and blue wings. Western Scrub-Jays are medium-sized, slender birds with long tails. Western Scrub Jay - California. Add to Likebox #76986535 - A curious Florida Scrub Jay searches for food along the low brush.. Island Scrub-Jay: Medium-sized, crestless jay with gray-brown back and blue wings. It has a well-defined blue breast-band that contrasts with its white breast and throat. Larger than Red-winged Blackbird. Royal blue above with gray-brown back and dirty grayish underparts. Furthermore, the Scrub-Jay in Texas is much more wary than western and southern forms, and appears most often as a blue-gray streak flashing through the brush (Oberholser 1974, Goodwin 1986). The Florida Scrub-Jay Consortium in partnership with FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), Fish Florida and FYCCN (Florida Youth Conservation Center Network) Contact Bruce Brown bruce@scrubjaytrail.org or call (352)-429-5566 for more information. Purchase canvas prints, framed prints, tapestries, posters, greeting cards, and more. Eats grains, fruits, insects, frogs, lizards, and eggs and young of other birds. About the same size as a Blue Jay or one of the Scrub-Jays. familiar blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Similar Species: The scrub-jay lacks the crest and white spotting on wings and tail that are characteristic of the blue jay. California Scrub-Jays found along the coast 1. Sumichrast's Scrub-Jays from interior southern Mexico Like its fellow corvids, the western scrub jay exhibits a loud, harsh call and enjoys a varied diet of insects, seeds, carrion, and fruit. Western Scrub Jay - California. Flight style is often distinctive, a series of quick wingbeats followed by a stiff glide. Tail and undertail coverts are blue. Steller's Jay - Washington. Greater Roadrunner - Arizona. The California Scrub-Jay has a blue head, wings, tail; gray-brown back; grayish underparts; whitish throat with blue necklace. Head is blue with gray mask and narrow white eyebrow. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay has a less distinct blue breast-band than the California Scrub-Jay. Flies with steady bouyant wing beats. Similar Images . They are medium sized birds with long tails. The Western scrub jay is a member of the Corvidae family to which various crows, ravens, and jays belong. Our Jays. Our most common jay and a … Three distinct groups have been identified: 1. The Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay and the California Scrub-Jay were previously conspecific as the Western Scrub-Jay. Listen for their scratchy, nasal calls. The western scrub jay's plumage and behavior differ greatly between interior and coastal populations. Shop for artwork by Al Brown. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays from interior US and northern Mexico 1. Technically, a "Blue Jay" is a particular species of jay found in the eastern United States. Importance of the Bird: The Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America.It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. Smaller than a Mourning Dove. 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