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ViewsIsland Scrub-JayFrom Opus
[edit] Identification[edit] ImmatureGray with blue flight feathers and tail [edit] Similar SpeciesDistinguished from the mainland Western Scrub-Jay by its blue undertail coverts and long, heavy bill. Similar to all the Scrub-jays in size, behaviour, and coloration, but separated by range. [edit] DistributionEndemic to Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park, California. [edit] TaxonomyFormerly considered a subspecies of Scrub Jay A. coerulescens. [edit] HabitatOpen oak woodland. [edit] Behaviour[edit] DietIncludes acorns of the Island Oak (Quercus tomentella). [edit] External Links
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