Florida Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

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Identification

Field notes

29 cm (11-12") Common. Florida. Scrub oak, chaparral, pinyon-juniper, some suburbs.

Blue head with no crest. Blue wings and a long blue tail. Brownish-tan back. White throat bordered by a blue-gray streaked necklace band. Undulating flight.

Song: varied including a rasping "shreeep".

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Videos

2 videos

Endangered Florida Scrub-Jay Cracking a Nut

Credit: KindBirdNet

Florida scrub jay "happy song"

Credit: VvAndromedavV

Where it lives

Distribution maps

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Florida Scrub-Jay

1 rule

Rule 1 13 criteria confidence 5

Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: No · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?: Light area over, below, behind or around the eye · Dark area behind, under, through or around the eye · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Blue · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?: Blue · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Robin-sized · Pigeon-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southeastern United States

result:899-florida-scrub-jay:1:1 Source: 899 Florida Scrub-Jay, row 1