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Zoology of the ZooPl. LXXVIII

Florida scrub-jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens
Aves · Passeriformes · Corvidae
Fig. 1. Florida scrub-jay
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or heightAbout 25-28 cm long
WeightAbout 70-90 g
FoodAcorns, insects
LifespanAbout 15 years
SocietyFamily groups with helpers
Habitatscrub
RangeNorth America
Wild or tameWild

Found only in Florida; young birds help raise siblings.

Observe: Watch a jay bury an acorn and come back for it.

Modern data

Status today

VUVulnerable Threatened (US ESA) status to verify
ConservationVulnerable; scrub habitat loss.
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusAphelocoma

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Bird Aviary: Why are they different colours?PreviewThe Bird Aviary: Watch one birdPreviewThe Bird Aviary: Count properlyPreview

Drawer: Zoo: Aviary

Quiz: Aviary quiz · 5 questions

Picture gallery

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VvAndromedavV · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Frost · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
gpete · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Andrea Westmoreland from DeLand, United States · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Judy Gallagher · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Sandhillcrane · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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