Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Blue Jay
Photograph copyright: Ashley Hockenberry - all rights reserved. Used with permission. (view image details)

Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata photo

Blue Jay, Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada
Photograph by Mdf. GNU Free Documentation License. (view image details)

BLUE JAY FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Cyanocitta
Species:	cristata
Common Name:	Blue Jay

Relatives in same Genus
Steller's Jay (C. stelleri)

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