Steller's Jay
Steller's Jay
Adult Pacific form
- Blue body, wings, and tail
- Prominent dark blackish crest
- Blue wings with black barring
- Blackish face without white
- © John Riutta, OR, Scappoose, May 2008
Steller's Jay
Adult Pacific form
- Medium length, heavy bill
- Blackish face and long blackish crest
- Grayish black back
- Blue body, wings, and tail
- © Bob Scott, British Columbia, Canada, June 2009
Steller's Jay
Adult Pacific form
- Blue body, wings, and tail
- Blackish face and long blackish crest
- Moderately long square blue tail
- Strong black bill
- © quasimodo4502, CA, San Francisco, November 2008
Steller's Jay
Adult
- Rocky Mountain birds show white facial markings (less common on the Pacific Coast)
- Blue body, wings, and tail
- Tail with fine dark barring
- © birdmandea, WA, Steilacoom, November 2008
Similar Species
Adult
- Pale gray underparts
- Pale face with black patterning and collar
- Blue crest and back
- Wings and tail blue with white and black markings
- © Gary Mueller, December 2008
Adult
- No crest
- Blue crown, nape, wings, and tail
- White, striped throat
- Pale gray underparts
- Grayish or brownish back
- © lee.karney2, San Francisco, CA, February 2007
Adult
- Pale blue overall
- No crest
- Fairly short tail
- © David F. Smith