Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Summary 2
The Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a jay native to western North America, closely related to the blue jay found in the rest of the continent, but with a black head and upper body. It is also known as the long-crested jay, mountain jay, and pine jay. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains. The head is blackish-brown with light blue streaks on the forehead. This dark coloring gives way from the shoulders and lower breast to silvery blue. The primaries and tail are a rich blue with darker barring. It has been infrequently spotted in the COSA, but is a year-round resident throughout its range.
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- (c) Kai Schreiber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/50457550@N00/177140208
- Adapted by dirstine from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanocitta_stelleri
