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California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

The California Scrub-Jay is a cheerful blue bird that loves to hop around in trees and bushes. They are very smart and can even remember where they hide their food!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The California Scrub-Jay has striking sky-blue wings, tail, and head, contrasted with a grey back and white belly. A thin blue necklace often separates its throat from its chest. Unlike many jays, it lacks a crest.

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California Scrub-Jay
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California Scrub-Jay

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A scrub-jay can remember where it buried up to 5,000 acorns and seeds!

These clever birds can recognize individual human faces they encounter often!

They sometimes imitate the calls of hawks to scare off rivals from food.

They sometimes trick other birds by pretending to hide food in empty spots.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Memory Mapper

California Scrub-Jays can remember thousands of food cache locations because their sharp memory helps them find buried treats months later.

Fähigkeit

Acorn Planter

California Scrub-Jays help grow oak forests because they bury acorns and sometimes forget them, letting new trees sprout.

Fähigkeit

Smart Scrutinizer

California Scrub-Jays can solve complex problems and even use tools because their clever minds help them find tricky food.

Maße und Details

Länge
27-31 cm
Flügelspannweite
38-46 cm
Gewicht
0.07-0.1 kg
Lebenserwartung
9-19 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-6
Brutzeit
15-17 Tage
Zugstrecke
0 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These smart birds feast on a mix of tasty plants and small creatures, especially acorns!

Hauptnahrung

  • Acorns
  • Insects
  • Berries
  • Seeds
  • Spiders
  • Small reptiles

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

for its vital acorn food source and nesting sites.

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

is a swift aerial predator that hunts adult scrub-jays.

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

preys on eggs and nestlings in their nests.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Scrub Jay

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch birds from a distance and not to disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von California Scrub-Jay?

27-31 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von California Scrub-Jay?

38-46 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von California Scrub-Jay?

0.07-0.1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von California Scrub-Jay?

9-19 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von California Scrub-Jay?

35 km/h

Was frisst California Scrub-Jay?

These smart birds feast on a mix of tasty plants and small creatures, especially acorns!

Wo findet man California Scrub-Jay normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt California Scrub-Jay?

Foraging

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