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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Crows and Jays (Corvidae)
Code 4
BLJA
Code 6
CYACRI
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Dark brown to brown-black.
Head pattern:
Crested or plumed, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Blue
Forehead Color:
Black to Purple-blue.
Nape Color:
Purple-blue
Throat Color:
White washed with gray.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
28 cm (11 in)
Weight:
85 g (3 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Blue, Gray
Underparts:
White washed with gray.
Upperparts:
Blue body with fine black bars on wings.
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct flight with buoyant steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
41 cm (16 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Barred
Upper Tail:
Blue with fine black bars.
Under Tail:
White washed with gray.
Leg Color:
Black
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X