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Jays and Crows20 Bird Species
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American CrowAll black. Bill strong, stout, and black. Black back with hint of gloss. Fish Crows are smaller and sound different. Northwestern Crows may be indistinguishable, but may have faster wing beats, are smaller, sound hoarser, and probably do not overlap in range. more... Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 99 cm |
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Black-billed MagpieThis black and white bird is nearly crow-sized and has an extremely long tail that is about double the body length. Bill black, culmen curved. Eye brownish. Head, breast and back black. Belly and shoulder-patch white. Wings greenish-blue. Legs, vent and under tail coverts black. At close range the ta more... Length: 48 cm Wingspan: 63 cm |
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Blue JayThis is a fairly large blue and white bird with a distinctive crest and a sturdy all dark bill. It has a whitish face with black forehead and eye line. Crest and nape blue. Black collar on chest extending onto head. Back deep blue; chin and belly whitish gray. Wings and tail light blue with dark barr more... Length: 28 cm Wingspan: 41 cm |
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Brown JayThis large jay is nearly the size of a crow, dusky brown above and on the breast, and whitish gray on the belly. Adults have a heavy, dark bill, while immatures have yellow bills. Head, back, wings and tail are dark sooty brown. Eye dark. Upper breast dark sooty brown fading to medium brown on the lo more... Length: 42 cm Wingspan: 66 cm |
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Canada JayJuveniles are sooty with pale gray malar. Adults: gray back and tail, pale gray underparts. Short, black bill, black legs, long tail. Dark hood, pale forehead, frosty-whitish auriculars, throat, and nape. Three populations. Rocky Mountain are whiter headed, showing minimal black on the crown; Taiga a more... Length: 29 cm Wingspan: 45 cm |
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Chihuahuan RavenRaven-like in shape, but much smaller. Size similar to crows. All black. Heavy, stout, grayish bill. Slightly shaggy feathers on throat. Neck feathers white-based occasionally visible when feathers ruffled. Legs grayish-black. In flight, graduated, wedge-shaped tail. Similar to Common Raven but small more... Length: 49 cm Wingspan: 112 cm |
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Clark's NutcrackerSuggests a small gray crow with black wings. Bill is proportionally long, narrow, and very pointed. Face may have whitish wash. Head, back, and belly gray. Wings black. Tail black with broad white edges above and all white below. In flight, wide white tail edges conspicuous; wings black with prominen more... Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 61 cm |
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Common RavenLarge, all glossy black. Very heavy bill with curved culmen. Shaggy feathers on throat. Wings and tail are fairly long. Separated from crows by its much heavier bill, larger size, and wedge-shaped tail. Flight is more raptor-like than crows with proportionally longer tail and wings. Chihuahuan Raven more... Length: 61 cm Wingspan: 135 cm |
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Eurasian JackdawThis small Eurasian crow has been found several times in northeastern North America. Adults are blackish overall, with pale gray on the nape that wraps around to the sides of the head. The iris is white. The bill is fairly short, and the wings are short and pointed. Juveniles have darker napes and da more... Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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Fish CrowEntirely black; slightly glossy, mostly on back. Immatures with brownish cast to back. Very similar to American Crow, but slightly smaller head, longer tail, pointier wings, and smaller overall size. more... Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 91 cm |
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Florida Scrub-JaySlender. Bill broader and shorter than other scrub-jays. Deep blue head. Auriculars black but blended with head. Narrow white line above the eye blends with its distinctive whitish forehead. Pale grayish below with faint brownish streaks; blue necklace separates whitish, lightly streaked throat. Blue more... Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 34 cm |
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Green JayTwo populations; North American birds, described here, differ greatly from the South American population. Distinctive, deep greenish back and tail, sometimes with bluish wash when worn. Lighter green below with yellow tinge. Yellow-green under tail. Outer tail edges yellow. Complex head pattern; blac more... Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 34 cm |
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Island Scrub-JayHead, wings and long tail are blue. Face features a blackish mask and cheeks, and a narrow, broken white eyeline. Back is dark gray-brown. Underparts grayish to nearly white. Blue necklace separating grayish, lightly streaked throat. Under tail coverts washed blue. Larger and has a much longer, heavi more... Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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Mexican JayA large, blue jay similar to scrub-jays, but stouter. Has blue head with slightly darker blue cheek, but generally lacks the facial contrasts seen in scrub-jays. Eye black; dark eye-line indistinct. Long black bill, often with variable white patch at base. Throat is slightly paler than grayish breast more... Length: 29 cm Wingspan: 50 cm |
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Northwestern CrowVirtually identical to American Crow, from which it is best separated by voice. Predominantly coastal, this is a small, all-black crow with stout, black bill and slightly rounded tail. Slightly smaller than typical American, but note that coastal populations of American Crows along the Oregon and Was more... Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 86 cm |
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Pinyon JayShort tail; very long, decurved, pointy bill. All pale blue except for dark legs and bill, and white chin. Blue richest on head, back and tail, sometimes worn on belly. Very faint, whitish streaks on breast and throat. Crow-like flight style. more... Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 46 cm |
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American Crow
10 Photographs -
Black-billed Magpie
5 Photographs -
Blue Jay
9 Photographs -
Brown Jay
3 Photographs -
Canada Jay
16 Photographs -
Chihuahuan Raven
2 Photographs -
Clark's Nutcracker
4 Photographs -
Common Raven
5 Photographs -
Eurasian Jackdaw
0 Photographs -
Fish Crow
14 Photographs -
Florida Scrub-Jay
1 Photograph -
Green Jay
11 Photographs -
Island Scrub-Jay
4 Photographs -
Mexican Jay
9 Photographs -
Northwestern Crow
8 Photographs -
Pinyon Jay
12 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana |
Alpine Slopes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Salt Water |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula |
Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus |
Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Northwestern CrowCorvus caurinus |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Human-altered Areas |
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American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Blue JayCyanocitta cristata |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Chihuahuan RavenCorvus cryptoleucus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula |
Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus |
Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Green JayCyanocorax yncas |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Northwestern CrowCorvus caurinus |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Tamaulipas CrowCorvus imparatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Western Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Fresh Water |
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Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus |
Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Chihuahuan RavenCorvus cryptoleucus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula |
Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus |
Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Island Scrub-JayAphelocoma insularis |
Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Northwestern CrowCorvus caurinus |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Tamaulipas CrowCorvus imparatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Western Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Yellow-billed MagpiePica nuttalli |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Blue JayCyanocitta cristata |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Brown JayPsilorhinus morio |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Canada JayPerisoreus canadensis |
Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest |
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Chihuahuan RavenCorvus cryptoleucus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana |
Alpine Slopes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Florida Scrub-JayAphelocoma coerulescens |
Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Green JayCyanocorax yncas |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Island Scrub-JayAphelocoma insularis |
Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Mexican JayAphelocoma wollweberi |
Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Western Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Yellow-billed MagpiePica nuttalli |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |