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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!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Memory Mapper

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

Habilidad

Acorn Planter

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

Habilidad

Smart Scrutinizer

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
27-31 cm
Envergadura
38-46 cm
Peso
0.07-0.1 kg
Esperanza de vida
9-19 años
Top Speed
35 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-6
Incubación
15-17 días
Distancia de migración
0 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Scrub Jay

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de California Scrub-Jay?

27-31 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de California Scrub-Jay?

38-46 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de California Scrub-Jay?

0.07-0.1 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de California Scrub-Jay?

9-19 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de California Scrub-Jay?

35 km/h

¿Qué come California Scrub-Jay?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente California Scrub-Jay?

Urban areas

¿Cómo caza California Scrub-Jay?

Foraging

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