Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Crows and Jays (Corvidae)

Code 4

PIJA

Code 6

GYMCYA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Chocolate brown in yearlings and adults.
Head Pattern: Plain, Streaked
Crown Color: Blue
Forehead Color: Blue
Nape Color: Blue
Throat Color: Blue, can have white stripes.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 27 cm (10.5 in)
Weight: 102 g (3.6 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Blue
Underparts: Blue-gray
Upperparts: Blue
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Buoyant flight with steady wingbeats.
Wingspan Range: 38 cm (15 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue
Under Tail: Blue-gray
Leg Color: Black

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