Species profile
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Quick answer
A loud, intelligent crested jay in soft blue, white and black.
- Scientific name
- Cyanocitta cristata
- Family
- Corvidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Cyanocitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Oak woods, parks, feeders
Recording Blue Jay in your journal
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