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Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
27 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.
Easily confused with
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseii
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Mexican JayAphelocoma wollweberi
Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 152,208 |
|---|---|
| California | 23,708 |
| Colorado | 21,318 |
| Texas | 17,142 |
| Arizona | 13,034 |
| Oregon | 9,414 |
| Idaho | 2,601 |
| Wyoming | 1,856 |
| New Mexico | 432 |
| South Dakota | 416 |
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
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.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 | Pinyon Jays · Gymnorhinus |
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 Pinyon Jay with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.