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Common Name

Island Scrub Jay

Alternate Names

Island Jay, Santa Cruz Jay

Common Type

Jay

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Corvidae

Genus

Aphelocoma

Species

insularis

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

The Santa Cruz Island primarily has arid scrub land with many ridges and valleys.

Distribution and Range

Endemic to the Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California

Food

Prefers acorns which they will cache for consumption in the fall. Also they will eat insects, spiders, snakes, lizards, mice and other birds; eggs and nestlings.

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Field Notes:

Is closely related to the California scrub jay – the coastal population found on the adjacent mainland – but differs in being larger, more brightly colored, and having a markedly stouter bill. It is incapable of crossing significant bodies of water. Has a Conservation status of vulnerable because of it small area.

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