Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri Least concern
Where the Steller's jay lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,712,496 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crows, jays & magpies on the world map
| Scientific name | Cyanocitta stelleri |
|---|---|
| Group | Crows, jays & magpies |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 5 countries |
| Continents | North America |
| Mass | 8.1 g (birth weight); 94 g (adult weight) |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Corvidae |
Where does the Steller's jay live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Steller's jay in 5 countries and territories across North America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a Steller's jay?
Wikidata records the following for the Steller's jay: mass 8.1 g (birth weight); 94 g (adult weight).
Is the Steller's jay endangered?
The Steller's jay’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Steller's jay?
The Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae, genus Cyanocitta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Steller's jay
Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a bird native to western North America and the mountains of Central America, closely related to the blue jay (C. cristata) 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. The species inhabits pine-oak and coniferous forests.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Steller's jay (revision 1378901129), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q838749 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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