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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Black with blue stripes.
Forehead Color:
Black, some have blue or white stripes.
Nape Color:
Gray-black
Throat Color:
Gray-black
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
29 cm (11.5 in)
Weight:
128 g (4.5 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X