Island scrub jay
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The island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis), also known as the island jay or Santa Cruz jay, is a bird in the genus, Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. Of the over 500 breeding bird species in the continental U.S. and Canada, it is the only insular endemic landbird species.[3]
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Island scrub jay | |
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On Santa Cruz Island, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Aphelocoma |
Species: | A. insularis |
Binomial name | |
Aphelocoma insularis Henshaw, 1886 | |
Year-round resident range on Santa Cruz Island |
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