Island scrub-jay Aphelocoma insularis

Identification Tips:

• Length: 10? inches
• Larger than Western Scrub-Jay
• Plumage similar to coastal Western Scrub-Jay
• Range restricted to Santa Cruz Island, California

Similar species:

There is no other large, long-tailed, blue bird within the range of the Island Scrub-Jay.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.