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The Siberian jay is the smallest of the western Palearctic corvids, weighing 75 to 90 g (2.6 to 3.2 oz) and measuring about 30 centimetres (12 inches) in length. The adult plumage is greyish brown, with a dark brown head, paler forehead and buff breast. The rump is yellowish and the chin and throat are grey. There is also rufous streaking on the outer feathers, and the bill and legs are black. Their overall colouration is fairly inconspicuous to visually conceal them from predators within their forest habitat. Voice: The Siberian jay is mostly silent, but it can emit a loud screech similar to that of a buzzard (Buteo spp.). Both sexes perform the song, which is mainly heard during the breeding season from a short distance away, and it comprises a wide repertoire of sounds. These range from sequences of separate soft and harsh notes to bouts of whistling, creaking and trilling.
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When to see the Siberian Jay
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Siberian Jay
The map shades 6 countries 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 Ukraine.
About the Siberian Jay
The Siberian jay is a small jay with a widespread distribution within the coniferous forests in North Eurasia. It has grey-brown plumage with a darker brown crown and a paler throat. It is rusty-red in a panel near the wing-bend, on the undertail coverts and on the sides of the tail. The sexes are similar. Although its habitat is being fragmented, it is a common bird with a very wide range so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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Easily confused with
Sichuan JayPerisoreus internigransThe Sichuan jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.
Canada JayPerisoreus canadensisThe Canada jay is a relatively large songbird, though smaller than other jays.
Side by side: Canada Jay vs Siberian Jay
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