Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Crows and Jays (Corvidae)

Code 4

STJA

Code 6

CYASTE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Crested or plumed, Streaked, Eyering
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black, some have blue or white stripes.
Nape Color: Gray-black
Throat Color: Gray-black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 29 cm (11.5 in)
Weight: 128 g (4.5 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Blue, Gray
Underparts: Blue-gray
Upperparts: Blue
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flight with buoyant steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 43 cm (17 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings, Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue with fine black bars.
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Black

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