Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Gray Jay

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Genus: Perisoreus

Species: Perisoreus canadensis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - State Special Concern
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 3 - Moderate Priority)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Perisoreus canadensis