Island Scrub Jay
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| ?Island Scrub Jay Conservation status: Near threatened |
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| Aphelocoma insularis Henshaw, 1886 |
The Island Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) is one of five species of Aphelocoma jay native to North America and is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. It is closely related to the Western Scrub Jay found on the adjacent mainland but differs in being larger, more brightly colored, and having a markedly stouter bill. The large bill size is related to its diet, incorporating the thick-shelled acorns of the Island Oak (Quercus tomentella).
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Aphelocoma insularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
- Curry, R. L., and K. S. Delaney. 2002. Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis). In The Birds of North America, No. 713.
- Goodwin, D. 1976. Crows of the World. Seattle, University of Washington Press.
- Madge, S., and H. Burn. 1994. Crows and Jays: A Guide to the Crows, Jays and Magpies of the World. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
