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Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

The Eurasian Jay is a colorful bird with beautiful blue wings and a friendly personality. They love to hop around in trees and are known for their playful nature.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Eurasian Jay has striking pinkish-brown plumage with a black tail, white rump, and a distinctive black moustachial stripe. Its most eye-catching feature is the brilliant blue and black barred patch on its wings, making it easily identifiable.

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Eurasian Jay
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Eurasian Jay

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A jay can hide thousands of acorns in a single autumn season.

Eurasian Jays are known to mob and chase away birds of prey.

Jays prefer to bury acorns in places with lots of light!

They often steal eggs and chicks from other birds' nests.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

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Memory Master

Eurasian Jay can remember thousands of hidden food caches because of its excellent spatial memory that helps them survive winter.

Fähigkeit

Mimicry Maestro

Eurasian Jay can mimic sounds of other birds and even animals that helps them deter predators or deceive other birds.

Fähigkeit

Forest Planter

Eurasian Jay can bury acorns and seeds that helps them plant new trees and spread forests across landscapes.

Fähigkeit

Predator Watch

Eurasian Jay has a loud, harsh alarm call that helps them warn other animals about approaching danger.

Maße und Details

Länge
32-35 cm
Flügelspannweite
52-58 cm
Gewicht
0.15-0.19 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-8 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-6
Brutzeit
16-19 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

An omnivore eating acorns, nuts, insects, and sometimes eggs and chicks of other birds.

Hauptnahrung

  • Acorns
  • Beechnuts
  • Insects
  • Berries
  • Bird eggs
  • Nestlings

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Relies on its acorns for winter food supply.

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Caches beechnuts, helping spread this tree species.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A common predator that hunts jays.

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Forages for these ants, especially in summer.

hunts

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

Predates on eggs and nestlings of this songbird.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eurasian Jay?

32-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eurasian Jay?

52-58 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eurasian Jay?

0.15-0.19 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eurasian Jay?

5-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eurasian Jay?

40 km/h

Was frisst Eurasian Jay?

An omnivore eating acorns, nuts, insects, and sometimes eggs and chicks of other birds.

Wo findet man Eurasian Jay normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Eurasian Jay?

Foraging

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