CORVIDAE of North America
The Corvidae family contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. They are considered the most intelligent of the birds. They are medium to large in size, with strong feet and bills, and a single moult each year (most passerines moult twice). Most species have bristle-like feathers covering their nostrils. They are omnivores having a varied diet. Corvids are found worldwide except for the tip of South America and the polar ice caps. [abstracted from Wikipedia]
Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae
Genus Aphelocoma
Jay, Florida Scrub Aphelocoma coerulescens Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Andromeda 2) Btrentler 3) Mwanner
Jay, Island Scrub Aphelocoma insularis Found: North America (Santa Cruz Island, California)
Very similar to the Western Scrub Jay. Their ranges do not overlap.
Jay, Mexican Aphelocoma ultramarina Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Marcel Holyoak - Arizona 2) New Jersey Birds 3) Alan Vernon - Arizona 4) Jon Hayes
1) Juvenile
Jay, Western Scrub- Aphelocoma californica Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Minette Layne - Seattle Washington 2, 3) Ted Grussing - Arizona
4) Dick Daniels - California 5) Dick - California 6) Sandy Cole - California
Genus Cyanocitta
Jay, Blue Cyanocitta cristata Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina 2, 4, 5, 6) Dick - North Carolina
6) Blue Jay with Red-bellied Woodpecker
Jay, Steller'sCyanocitta stelleriFound: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Alan D Wilson - British Columbia 4) Dick Daniels - Seward, Alaska
5) Dick - Seward 6) Dick - Arizona
Genus Cyanocorax
Jay, Green Cyanocorax yncas Found: North America (Texas), Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Charlie Westerinen - Texas 2) Alan D Wilson - Ramirez Ranch, Near Roma, Texas
Genus Gymnorhinus - 1 species
Jay, Pinyon Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Found: Western North Amerca
Photographed by: 1) Charle Westerinen near Cortez, Colorada
2, 3) Alan D Wilson - Cabin Lake Viewing Blinds, Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon
Nutcrackers
Genus Nucifraga
Nutcracker, Clark's Nucifraga columbiana Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson - Cabin Lake Viewing Blinds, Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon
2, 3) Dick Daniels - Wyoming 4) Charlie Westerinen - Takkakaw Falls, British Columbia
Gray Jays
Genus Perisoreus
Jay, Gray Perisoreus canadensis Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 5) Dick Daniels - Wonder Lake, Denali National Park 3, 4) Dick - Wonder Lake
6) MDF 7) Cephas - Quebec, Canada 8) Alan Vernon
Genus Psilorhinus
Jay, Brown Psilorhinus morio Found: North America (southern Texas), Central America
Photographed by: 1) Kathy & Sam - Costa Rica 2) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica 3) Dominik Hoter - Costa Rica
4) Carol Foil - Costa Rica
1) 1st year 2) 2nd year
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