| Blue Jay | |
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| Subspecies C. c. bromia in Moncton, New Brunswick | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Corvida |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyanocoracinae |
| Genus: | Cyanocitta |
| Species: | C. cristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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| Global range. Yellow: breeding only Green: Resident all year Blue: wintering only. See also text for recent range expansion. | |
The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae.
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Other names
Description
The Blue Jay is 11 inches (28 cm) long.[1] Upperparts blue with distinct crest and white bars across wing. Long, black-barred tail, tipped white; underparts are grey with prominent, dark chin-strap.[2]
Similar species
Steller's Jay is similar, but with black head, nape and throat.
White-throated Magpie-Jay and Black-throated Magpie-Jay have longer tails, but the ranges of the magpie-jays and blue jays do not overlap.
Florida Scrub Jays (both found in Florida), Island Scrub Jays (range doesn't overlap) and Western Scrub Jays (little overlap) lack crests.
Behaviour
Diet
Calls
Reproduction
Distribution/habitat
E. and C. North America.[1]
References
- ^ a b Harrison, Colin and Greensmith, Alan (1993). Birds of the World. Dorling Kindersley Inc. ISBN 1564582965.
- ^ Shaw, Frank (1990). Birds of America. Gallery Books. ISBN 1561447188.
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