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Geai bleu - Blue jay
Cyanocitta cristata
45.4005, -71.8837
Field Notes
Description:
The beak is thin enough. The tail is medium in size staged at its end. The head bears a crest modest beginning in the middle of the cap. In the nominate race, the nasal vibrissae are bluish white. The cap and the crest are blue-violet light. A narrow black band, not always of equal width, part of the cap, the rear highlights the ears and continues to the bottom of the chest where it forms a sort of necklace. Ear-coverts, the short eyebrow above the eye, throat and the rest of the lower parts show a whitish color with a slight shade of pale purple or violet-gray. The upper body is dull gray-blue with a blue-violet, becoming brighter blue on the rump and tail above.
Habitat:
Habitat: The common blue jay woodlands and mixed forests of deciduous trees, especially those with clearings. They are also common in parks, large gardens and even in the heart of cities. This bird is endemic to North America. It is common in the eastern part of the continent from Florida northward to Quebec and Newfoundland and westward to Texas. In Canada, breeding populations are present from New Brunswick to southern Alberta. 4 subspecies, each slightly different, are officially recognized: CC cristata, nominate race (eastern seaboard of the United States, from North Carolina to central Florida and north Texas) - CC semplei (southern Florida) - CC cyanotephra (interior and western range) - CC bromia (New England and Canada from New Brunswick to Manitoba).
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