Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Aphelocoma coerulescens | Scrub Jay 



ABBREVIATION : 
APCO

COMMON NAMES : 
   scrub jay


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the scrub jay is Aphelocoma
coerulescens (Bosc).  Subspecies differences are based on size,
coloration, and distribution.  Subspecies of scrub jay are as follows
[1,3]:

     Aphelocoma coerulescens ssp. coerulescens (Bosc)- Florida scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. cana- Eagle Mountain srub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. superciliosa (Strickland)- long-tailed scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. oocleptica Swarth- Niasco scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. californica (Vigors)- California scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. woodhouseii (Baird)- Woodhouse's scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. insularis Henshaw- Santa Cruz scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. obscura Anthony- Belding's scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. cactophila Huey- desert California scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. hypoleuca Ridgway- Xantus' scrub jay
     A. coerulescens ssp. texana Ridgway- Texas scrub jay

This report deals mainly with the Florida scrub jay, as information on
the other subspecies is sparse.


ORDER : 
Passeriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The Florida scrub jay is federally [26] and state [25] listed as
threatened.  Populations are noted on The Blue List as down to greatly
down in Florida [24].  The Eagle Mountain scrub jay is federally listed
as a Category 2 subspecies [19].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, June 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1992. Aphelocoma coerullescens. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Aphelocoma coerulescens | Scrub Jay