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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
Conversation Status
Vulnerable
Number of Sub-Species
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.