Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blue Jay
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocitta
Species: Cyanocitta cristata
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations: None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Cyanocitta cristata
Panting on a hot day
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2005-06-13
Under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-17
Under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-17
Under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-17
Under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-17
Under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-17
Under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-17