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Wickham Park
Melbourne, FL
07Feb2014
Florida Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
L 11" WS 13.5" Wt 2.8 oz
Endemic to Florida...only in
central scrub areas.
central scrub areas.
flash photo
IUCN Watch List
Status is
Endangered
Status is
Endangered
List among the Audubon
Top 10 endangered species.
Top 10 endangered species.
- endangered by habitat
development.
development.
Aphelocoma is Greek for smooth,
plain i.e., uncrested; coerulescens is
inferred Latin for azure blue.
plain i.e., uncrested; coerulescens is
inferred Latin for azure blue.
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