Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
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About Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Jays and Crows
The Canada jay, also known as the grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, moose bird, gorby, or whisky jack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae. It is found in boreal forests of North America north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona. A fairly large songbird, the Canada jay has pale grey underparts, darker grey upperparts, and a grey-white head with a darker grey nape. It is one of three members of the genus Perisoreus, a genus more closely related to the magpie genus Cyanopica than to other birds known as jays. The Canada jay itself has nine recognized subspecies.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2000-03-21
White Mountain National Recreation Area, United States of AmericaSeen around the cabins. -
2010-06-05
Denali National Park, United States of America -
2012-07-12
Yellowstone National Park, United States of America -
2012-07-13
Grand Teton National Park, United States of America -
2025-05-30
Banff National Park - Cave and Basin Marsh, Canada -
2025-05-30
Banff National Park - Lake Louise, Canada
