Order
Passeriformes
Family
Corvidae
Genus
Cyanocitta
 
Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri

Lauren E. Walker, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Patten, Erick Greene, William Davison, and Vincent R. Muehter
Version: 2.0 — Published July 1, 2016

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Steller's Jay. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Steller's Jay.

Although generally non-migratory, high-elevation populations typically shift to lower elevations during winter and flocks of mainly young birds occasionally irrupt into habitats and regions not normally occupied.

Recommended Citation

Walker, L. E., P. Pyle, M. A. Patten, E. Greene, W. Davison, and V. R. Muehter (2016). Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.343
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