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Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens. USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. Florida Scrub-Jay WatchList Species Account Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine from the American Bird Conservancy; Florida Scrub-Jay Campaign mentions the movement to adopt the Scrub-Jay as Florida's State Bird; Florida Scrub-Jay photo gallery – VIREO
PHOTO: In this Sept. 3, 2011, file photo, a Florida scrub jay is shown in oak-pine woodland habitat in south central Florida. (UIG via Getty Images, FILE)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep — a sound that distinguishes the Florida scrub-jay from other ...
One of the scrub's best known residents is Florida's only endemic bird, the Florida scrub-jay. When walking through scrub areas, small scrub lizards often race off in the distance — perhaps an adaptation for crossing the hot sand quickly. Many animals of the scrub spend much of their lives underground to escape the hot Florida sun as well as ...
Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens. Seven species of Aphelocoma are generally recognized at the present time. They are believed to have evolved in the Pleistocene, and the Florida scrub jay is known to have been recognizably distinct and present in its current range for at least two million years. [4]
The Florida scrub jay is endemic to the central highlands. It's bid to be state bird was shot down by a gun lobbyist's concerns over property rights
ORLANDO, Fla. — Wandering the sandy scrub habitat of Deltona’s Lyonia Preserve, traversing rolling dunes filled with short oaks and prickly pear cactus, Stephen Kintner greets resident Florida ...
The bird louse Brueelia deficiens is found in Florida only on the Florida scrub jay, and so is endemic to the same locations as the scrub jay. B. deficiens has also been reported as occurring on other corvids in the western United States and Canada. [33] [34]