Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)

Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica


The Western Scrub Jay (Family: Corvidae, Order:Passeriformes) is a corvid with a crow-like stout bill. The jay is smaller than crows and has a white belly, gray-black cheek, black legs and feet, and a white supercilium.

Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica


The photo shows the jay's white throat that runs all the way to its belly.

Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica

Lakeport, CA
2008-02-10

The Western Scrub Jay was formally classfied as subspecies of the scrub jay that include both Western and Florida Scrub Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Other Corvidae species:

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri