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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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
Crown Color:
Blue
Forehead Color:
Blue
Nape Color:
Blue
Throat Color:
Blue, can have white stripes.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
27 cm (10.5 in)
Weight:
102 g (3.6 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X