Aphelocoma woodhouseii
            
                (L 11.5" WS 15.5" Wt 3 oz)
          
         
            
               Found in the open habitats of the
               West...recently split with the now
               named California Scrub-Jay.
          
         
            
                Note: round head
               distinguishes from the
               Blue and Steller’s Jays.
          
         
            
               Embudito Canyon
            
               09Mar2012
          
         
            
               *previously called a
               Western Scrub-Jay.
          
         
            
               Aphelocoma is Greek for
               smooth, plain i.e., uncrested.
          
         
            
               © Frank Lambert
               xeno-canto