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ShrublandPlatform nestMedium · 77 g
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It measures 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) in length, and weighs from 66 to 92 g (2.3 to 3.2 oz), with an average 80.2 g (2.83 oz). The wingspan of the jay is 33–36 cm (13–14 in). It has a strong black bill, blue head and nape without a crest, a whitish forehead and supercilium, blue bib, blue wings, grayish underparts, gray back, long blue tail, black legs and feet.
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When to see the Florida Scrub Jay
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Florida Scrub Jay
The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mexico.
About the Florida Scrub Jay
The Florida scrub jay is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. Because of this, it is keenly sought by birders. It is known to have been present in Florida as a distinct species for at least 2 million years, and is possibly derived from the ancestors of Woodhouse's scrub jay.
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Easily confused with
Unicolored JayAphelocoma unicolorThe unicolored jay is about 34 cm (13 in) long.
Island Scrub JayAphelocoma insularisThe island scrub jay is closely related to the California scrub jay (the coastal population found on the adjacent mainland), but differs in being larger, more brightly colored, and having a markedly stouter bill.
Transvolcanic JayAphelocoma ultramarinaThe Transvolcanic jay is 28 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 120 to 150 g (4.2 to 5.3 oz).
Side by side: California Scrub Jay vs Florida Scrub Jay · Florida Scrub Jay vs Woodhouse's Scrub Jay · Florida Scrub Jay vs Mexican Jay · Florida Scrub Jay vs Unicolored Jay · Florida Scrub Jay vs Island Scrub Jay · Florida Scrub Jay vs Transvolcanic Jay
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