Species Profile - Florida Scrub Jay: Aphelocoma coerulescens

The Florida scrub-jay is a 12-inch-long, blue and gray crestless jay that lacks the white wing spots and tail feather tips of the more common and widespread blue jay. A necklace of blue feathers separates the whiter throat from the gray whitish forehead. The tail is long and loose in appearance, and the back is gray. Scrub-jays that are less than about 5 months old can be identified by their dusky brown head and neck, but there are no such physical traits that distinguish males from females. Note: This resource has been updated for the 2013 report.

Publisher - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Subjects - Bird, Florida Scrub-jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/songbirds/florida-scrub-jay/

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Citation: FWC. 2013. Species Profile - Florida Scrub Jay: Aphelocoma coerulescens. Tallahassee (FL): Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/songbirds/florida-scrub-jay/