Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Photo Gallery
Adult (Woodhouse's)
Large, lanky songbird with a long tail and a stout bill. Adults are light blue and gray above, with a whitish throat, grayish belly, and thin, partial breast band of pale blue.
© Curtis McCamy / Macaulay LibraryTexas, January 16, 2018Juvenile (Woodhouse's)
Long-bodied songbird. Juveniles have a grayer head than adults, but otherwise look similar.
© Alan Ketcham / Macaulay LibraryColorado, August 10, 2017Adult
Note fairly thin, pointed bill, which works well to extract pinyon pine seeds from their cones. Bill is shaped differently than closely related California Scrub-Jay, which eats more acorns.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 13, 2011Not all videos have soundAdult (Sumichrast's)
Residents in southern mainland Mexico are brighter blue above and whiter below with a darker ear patch and a less distinct necklace.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryOaxaca, April 02, 2013Adult (Woodhouse's)
Pale blue and gray above with gray underparts and a thin partial necklace across the chest.
© Kai Mills / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 07, 2017Adult (Woodhouse's)
In good light, they can look much brighter blue.
© Tim Lenz / Macaulay LibraryColorado, May 09, 2016Adult (Woodhouse's)
Often perches on exposed branches watching its surroundings. Note the partial and indistinct blue necklace.
© Adit Nehra / Macaulay LibraryUtah, March 18, 2018Habitat
Found in open habitats and pinyon-juniper woodlands of interior western North America, as well as backyards and pastures.
© Bryan Guarente / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 21, 2014Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Crows, Jays, and Magpies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Corvidae)
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