Steller's jay

Cyanocitta stelleri · Corvidae

Steller's jay is a bird native to western North America and the mountains of Central America, closely related to the blue jay found in eastern North America. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains. It is also sometimes colloquially called a "blue jay" in the Pacific Northwest, but is distinct from the blue jay of eastern North America.

Where the Steller's jay lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in California, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Arizona.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,762,311 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.