Western Scrub-Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Adult
- Deep blue head, neck, wings, and tail
- Brownish gray back
- White throat
- Light gray underparts
- © Lorcan Keating, CA, November 2008
Western Scrub-Jay
Adult
- Blue head with white eyebrow
- Very long, blue tail
- White throat
- Blue breastband
- © Lorcan Keating, CA, San Francisco, January 2009
Western Scrub-Jay
Adult
- Blue breastband
- White eyebrow on blue face
- Very long, blue tail
- Light gray underparts
- © lee.karney2, CA, San Francisco, February 2007
Western Scrub-Jay
Juvenile
- Dark gray head and upperparts
- Blue wings and tail
- Often shows pink around gape
- © Lorcan Keating, CA, August 2008
Western Scrub-Jay
Adult
- Streaked white throat
- Blue head, nape, wings, and tail
- Brownish gray back
- © Robinsegg, UT, October 2008
Western Scrub-Jay
Juvenile
- Dark gray head and upperparts
- Blue wings and tail
- Often shows pink around gape
- Acquires blue head and body feathers in late summer
- © Lorcan Keating, CA, August 2008
Western Scrub-Jay
Adult
- Streaked white throat
- Blue breastband
- Blue head with darker face and white eyebrow
- © Lorcan Keating, CA, San Francisco, February 2008
Western Scrub-Jay
Adult Interior
- Pale blue breastand (darker and bolder on Pacific birds)
- Gray underparts (paler on Pacific birds)
- © Jason P. Odell, CO
Similar Species
Adult
- Similar to all plumages of Western Scrub-Jay
- Distinctive blue crest
- Blue back, bold white wing and tail markings
- Gray and black patterned face
- © Gary Mueller, December 2008
Adult male
- Similar to all plumages of Western Scrub-Jay
- Bright blue head and throat, back, and wings
- Chestnut red breast, sides, and parts of back
- Blue or whitish belly
- Short tail
- © Jamie Chavez, Santa Maria, CA, February 2009
Adult
- Similar to all plumages of Western Scrub-Jay
- Dark blackish head, breast and back
- Dark blue belly, wings, and tail
- Dark crest
- © Bob Scott, British Columbia, Canada, August 2008
Adult
- Similar to all plumages of Western Scrub-Jay
- Ranges do not overlap (found only in Florida)
- Pale gray back
- Blue undertail
- Whitish forehead and eyebrow
- © Marcus Sharpe, Lake Co, FL, January 2009
Adult
- Similar to all plumages of Western Scrub-Jay
- Unmarked blue overall, brighter blue head and grayer underparts
- Short tail
- © David F. Smith
Adult
- Similar to all plumages of Western Scrub-Jay
- Plain grayish underparts, no blue breastband
- Grayish back does not contrast much with blue wings and head
- Blue face, crown, and nape, grayish throat
- © Sam Wilson , Sierra Vista, AZ, May 2008