Santa cruz jay (Aphelocoma insularis)

Wikipedia: Santa cruz jay Source: OTHER Island_Scrub_Jay_Aphelocoma_insularis.jpg
Classification: Genus Aphelocoma; Family Corvidae
General: The island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis) also island jay or Santa Cruz jay is a bird in the genus, Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. Of the over 500 breeding bird species in the continental U.S. and Canada, it is the only insular endemic landbird species.^[2] The island scrub jay (ISSJ) is closely related to the California scrub jay – the coastal population found on the adjacent mainland – but differs in being larger, more brightly colored, and having a markedly stouter bill. They will bury, or cache, the acorns in the fall and may eat them months later. They also eat insects, spiders, snakes, lizards, mice and other birds' eggs and nestlings. [more]

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