| 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.
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[]
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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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