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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
30 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Ryan Douglas (XC1005237). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseii
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 47,474 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 45,976 |
| California | 23,371 |
| Canada | 8,044 |
| British Columbia | 7,465 |
| Washington | 6,493 |
| Oregon | 5,434 |
| Colorado | 4,431 |
| Arizona | 2,203 |
| New Mexico | 1,414 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
- SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae |
| Genus | Blue and Steller's Jays · Cyanocitta |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Steller's Jay with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.