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California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
28 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
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Island Scrub-JayAphelocoma insularis
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 74,059 |
|---|---|
| California | 63,995 |
| Oregon | 7,196 |
| Canada | 4,181 |
| British Columbia | 4,045 |
| Texas | 2,515 |
| Washington | 2,221 |
| New Mexico | 1,992 |
| Colorado | 1,561 |
| Arizona | 1,211 |
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
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.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 | Scrub-Jays and Allies · Aphelocoma |
Study it in a deck
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 California Scrub-Jay with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.