Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Also known as:Long-crested Jay, Mountain Jay, Pine Jay.

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Identification

29 cm (11-12") Western North America. Conifer and pine-oak forests.

Black and blue jay. Black crested head. Black back, throat and upper breast. Blue tail, rump, wings and belly.

Common visitor to picnic areas and camp grounds.

Song: low pitched raucous "shack shack shack" and like the Blue Jay it expertly imitates the Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle.

Details in the field

1 photo

Watch and learn

1 video

Steller's Jay Peanut Collect (Atari Bird)

Credit: Sage & Dandy

Where it lives

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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.

1 rule

Rule 1 14 criteria confidence 5

Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: No · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: Blue · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · 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 · Crest of feathers on top of the head · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?: Blue · Black, purple, or dark · 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 ?: Southwestern United States · Northwestern Canada or United States

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